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    As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns.

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Happiness hates the timid! So does science! - Strange Interlude, 1928.

Happiness hates the timid! So does science! - Strange Interlude, 1928.

by Eugene O'neill Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We all love a mystery,

We all love a mystery,

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I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

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Journalism consists largely in saying "Lord Jones died" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.

Journalism consists largely in saying "Lord Jones died" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.

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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes read more

The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.

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The tragedy is that when a precision bomb hits a gas station surrounded by cottages, you discover that you can't read more

The tragedy is that when a precision bomb hits a gas station surrounded by cottages, you discover that you can't fight a humanitarian war in a humane way.

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We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's read more

We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's 'Strike Hard' crime campaign mentality is still prevalent, at least in some parts of the country. There is no evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments.

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Pete Sessions now has a responsibility to explain why he became an advocate for Malaysia after this trip, whereas before read more

Pete Sessions now has a responsibility to explain why he became an advocate for Malaysia after this trip, whereas before he had shown no interest at all.

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It wasn't my goal to come in here and turn everything around because they have had some success. With a read more

It wasn't my goal to come in here and turn everything around because they have had some success. With a lot of things, if it's not broke I am not trying to fix it. There are a lot of things that last year they did very well.

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