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It's a taboo subject that is protected by legal and...

It's a taboo subject that is protected by legal and criminal law, and the only opinion one can express about it is that allowed by law.

Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen about law, criminals, opinion

An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about sacrifice, money, mind, time

The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very circumscribed and not very important heroic age.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about society, state, age, olderness, nothing

It's called the movie business because it's a business, ...

It's called the movie business because it's a business, and like any other business, people run to that thing they think they'll make money from.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about affair, money, things, people

Every object and being in the universe is a jar...

Every object and being in the universe is a jar overflowing with wisdom and beauty, a drop of the Tigris that cannot be contained by any skin.

Quote by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi about philosophy, beauty, wisdom, being

Medals are OK, but having your body and all your friends...

Medals are OK, but having your body and all your friends in one piece at the end of the day is better.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, body, end, day

Imbedding you by your own thought – when you yourself are...

Imbedding you by your own thought – when you yourself are the unique fly, supported air-like – undreamed wing.

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about thinking

Sex concentrates on what is on the outside of the...

Sex concentrates on what is on the outside of the individual. It's funny because I think it's better inside.

Quote by Alex Walsh about sex

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about love, infinite, purity, heart

I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I...

I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.

Quote by Aaliyah about truth, sacrifice, need, work

I hated school, even to this day, when I see a school bus...

I hated school, even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

Quote by Dolly Parton about education, school, day

Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is...

Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity.

Quote by William Godwin about activity, real estate

I've always been able to decide what was more important...

I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my life, but I never gave up personal things to work, never.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about work, things, life

Death is all that we are not.

Death is all that we are not.

Quote by Sorin Cerin about death

By requiring that any surplus in Social Security taxes be returned to the American people in personal savings accounts, the plan ensures that Social Security taxes will be used for Social Security.

Quote by Mike Pence about society, security, americans, people

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than...

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about games, talent

Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when...

Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when the repairman arrives.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, work

I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm...

I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.

Quote by Erykah Badu about artists, work, world

Women are like silent men. They think they're listening.

Women are like silent men. They think they're listening.

Quote by Marcel Achard about woman, man

It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them.

Quote by Gilbert Parker about recollection, friendship, day, man

A flat won't occur while you have spare wheel.

A flat won't occur while you have spare wheel.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, contentment

Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about equality, moral, people

Taking baths in Africa was a real challenge at times. I...

Taking baths in Africa was a real challenge at times. I got real dirty, and sometimes I stayed like that for 2 days. That was pretty hard going.

Quote by Kim Basinger about real estate, day

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, ...

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

Quote by Guy de Maupassant about life, boredom, shadow, smile

The NRA provided that in America each industry should be organized into a federally supervised trade association. It was not called a corporative. It was called a Code Authority.

Quote by John Thomas Flynn about commerce, authority

In time we learn that those who sincerely have loved us...

In time we learn that those who sincerely have loved us died or are too far away anyway.

Quote by Mariana Fulger about love, time

I love you how many layers has a distance eyes of love...

I love you how many layers has a distance eyes of love eyes of God. Gogyohka Translated by Sebastian Ciortea

Quote by Costel Zăgan about poetry, eyes, love, god, contentment

In the Congo last year, U.N. peacekeepers and civilian...

In the Congo last year, U.N. peacekeepers and civilian personnel stand accused of widespread sexual exploitation.

Quote by Mike Pence about opinion, sex

The only result of our present system - unless we reverse the drift - must be the gradual extension of the fascist sector and the gradual disappearance of the system of free enterprise under a free representative government.

Quote by John Thomas Flynn about present

It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments...

It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about war, man

The Epistle of our being is written with letters full of...

The Epistle of our being is written with letters full of blood drained from the love of God's Word.

Quote by Sorin Cerin about god, blood, word, wisdom, being, love

In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about democracy, name, power

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never...

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about contentment

Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about adventure, joy, life

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my...

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

Quote by Bette Davis

I essentially write for myself.

I essentially write for myself.

Quote by Leon Uris about literature

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