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    Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.

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We wonder why we're electing Democrats and Republicans who seem to be more extreme than the average Democrat or Republican, read more

We wonder why we're electing Democrats and Republicans who seem to be more extreme than the average Democrat or Republican, and when they get to the statehouse, they don't seem to talk to one another.

by Herb Asher Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious read more

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious group, an otherness that can repel us initially, but which can jerk us out of our habitual selfishness, and give us intonations of that sacred otherness, which is God.

by Karen Armstrong Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson read more

We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson County. Some of the initial interest did coincide with the rain forest going in Coralville. We had thought of marketing (Villages of Tiffin) as a less expensive option for businesses, and they would have the same access to some of the touristy type of attractions.

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I do take responsibility for my actions and offer my most sincere apologies, especially to Wendy's in San Jose and read more

I do take responsibility for my actions and offer my most sincere apologies, especially to Wendy's in San Jose and its employees. I'm truly sorry.

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These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are pretty cynical when read more

These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are pretty cynical when they look at Africa, but these countries have turned it around.

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It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve read more

It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men.

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It's three inches thick, so it's going to keep all the heat inside your water heater that otherwise would be read more

It's three inches thick, so it's going to keep all the heat inside your water heater that otherwise would be radiating out into your room.

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In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths.

In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths.

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Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

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