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    In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging it even to himself, that in war he was likely to enjoy little profit or pleasure on the day when the long, low, black hull of the Yankee privateer, with her tapering, bending spars, her long-range guns, and her sharp-faced captain, should appear on the western horizon, and suddenly, at the sight of heavy-lumbering British merchantman, should fling out her white wings of canvas, and fly down on her prey.

    by Henry Adams Found in Miscellaneous Quotes,
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In the middle of church,

In the middle of church,

by Don Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It takes time, it takes manpower, it takes aircraft, ships, to verify this. That's why we are calling on all read more

It takes time, it takes manpower, it takes aircraft, ships, to verify this. That's why we are calling on all citizens to help the government, to help the military, to help the police in providing information.

by Edilberto Adan Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an read more

Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.

by Louis Aragon Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We are talking about patterns of behavior. What is striking about this is that it suggests that the rate (of read more

We are talking about patterns of behavior. What is striking about this is that it suggests that the rate (of disorders) in these much younger children, aged 2-5, are not very different from what they will be in children of 9 or 14.

by Adrian Angold Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular read more

If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.

by Friedrich August Von Hayek Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

by Margot Asquith Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I figured that, if you do a vampire movie in Hollywood, you've made it.

I figured that, if you do a vampire movie in Hollywood, you've made it.

by Christopher Atkins Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Obviously I'm very happy to start the race on the front row. I think I had a good qualifying session read more

Obviously I'm very happy to start the race on the front row. I think I had a good qualifying session and I really pushed hard, especially in the last five laps when Bill Riley was telling me to push harder to avoid ending up in the back. I just kept pushing and pushing and finally got a good lap together. And it was my best. I don't think I could have done any better than that.

by Max Angelelli Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go read more

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.

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