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    Your Englishman, confronted by something abnormal will always pretend that it isn't there. If, however, you force him to look into it, he'll at once pretend that he sees the object not for what it is but for something that he would like it to be.

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The infields are dangerous. They are extremely hard – last night's game showed it. They need to be replaced or read more

The infields are dangerous. They are extremely hard – last night's game showed it. They need to be replaced or somebody's going to get hurt. It's like sliding on cement.

by George Arcand Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but read more

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

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You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other read more

You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other historic periods where we've cut dramatically the size of the police force, there's been a concomitant increase ... in crime, ... You can't compromise public safety.

by Anthony Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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No one understands my ills, nor the terror that fills my breast, who does not know the heart of a read more

No one understands my ills, nor the terror that fills my breast, who does not know the heart of a mother.

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They disallowed this and disallowed that, and now I can't even get my head above water!

They disallowed this and disallowed that, and now I can't even get my head above water!

by Bud Abbott Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I got in there and I could not talk. I literally couldn't speak, just nightmare-froze.

I got in there and I could not talk. I literally couldn't speak, just nightmare-froze.

by Marshall Allman Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Our view is that we get above-trend growth and that will cause the Fed to raise rates to 5 percent.

Our view is that we get above-trend growth and that will cause the Fed to raise rates to 5 percent.

by Amitabh Arora Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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When it's 40 below and people want to stay home, pool players have to come out and play.

When it's 40 below and people want to stay home, pool players have to come out and play.

by John Amelsberg Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It's really a tragic situation from our perspective. Something we are very concerned about in terms of the future.

It's really a tragic situation from our perspective. Something we are very concerned about in terms of the future.

by Matt Austin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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