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> [If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/if-you-do-not-take-an-interest-in-the-affairs-of-your-government-then/)

[Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/)

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> [I would say that I probably had an unhealthy love affair with drinking. I grew up as this kind of insecure kid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-botticelli/i-would-say-that-i-probably-had-an-unhealthy-love-affair-with/)

[Michael Botticelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-botticelli/)

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> [Love is mainly an affair of short spasms. If these spasms disappoint us, love dies. It is very seldom that it weathers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-cocteau/love-is-mainly-an-affair-of-short-spasms-if-these-spasms-disappoint/)

[Jean Cocteau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-cocteau/)

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> [Parents have to get over the idea that their children belong just to them; children are a family affair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-pittman/parents-have-to-get-over-the-idea-that-their-children-belong-just-to/)

[Frank Pittman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-pittman/)

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> [I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-hilfiger/i-disapprove-of-lots-of-decisions-made-by-george-bush-the-war-the/)

[Tommy Hilfiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-hilfiger/)

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> [The Fundamental Principle that governs - or ought to govern -human affairs if we wish to avoid misunderstandings, conflicts, or pointless utopias,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-eco/the-fundamental-principle-that-governs-or-ought-to-govern-human/)

[Umberto Eco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-eco/)

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> [To make Christianity a private affair while banishing all privacy is to relegate it to the rainbow's end or the Greek Calends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/to-make-christianity-a-private-affair-while-banishing-all-privacy-is/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

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> [The End of the Affair is a good movie because it about things, things that really matter. Love, sex, death. Have you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/the-end-of-the-affair-is-a-good-movie-because-it-about-things-things/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

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> [ “I don't want to get landed in an affair which might get beyond my control before I knew where I was. \[...\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair-which-might-get-beyond-my/)

[Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/)

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> [For if every true love affair can feel like a journey to a foreign country, where you can’t quite speak the language,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/for-if-every-true-love-affair-can-feel-like-a-journey-to-a-foreign/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

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> [One of the most important secret societies of the 20th century is called the Round Table. It is based in Britain with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-icke/one-of-the-most-important-secret-societies-of-the-20th-century-is/)

[David Icke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-icke/)

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> [Many people are now starting to experience a new energy filtering down through the density of mass consciousness. This energy stirs your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-childre/many-people-are-now-starting-to-experience-a-new-energy-filtering/)

[Doc Childre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-childre/)

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> [People should not judge failed love affairs as failed experiences, but as part of the growth process. Something does not have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-person/people-should-not-judge-failed-love-affairs-as-failed-experiences-but/)

[Ethel Person](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-person/)

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> [Divine Providence is never wanting in things undertaken at Its command. Even though the whole world should rise up and destroy us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/divine-providence-is-never-wanting-in-things-undertaken-at-its/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [It was OK for the media to pursue Former President Clinton year after year for lying about a private, consensual sexual affair,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-bugliosi/it-was-ok-for-the-media-to-pursue-former-president-clinton-year-after/)

[Vincent Bugliosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-bugliosi/)

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> [I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-cleveland/i-know-there-is-a-supreme-being-who-rules-the-affairs-of-men-and/)

[Grover Cleveland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-cleveland/)

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> [The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-nobler-sort-of-man-emphasizes-the-good-qualities-in-others-and-2/)

[Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/)

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> [In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislaw-ulam/in-many-cases-mathematics-is-an-escape-from-reality-the-mathematician/)

[Stanislaw Ulam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislaw-ulam/)

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> [There is always an element of realpolitik that has to be present in the conduct of any nation's national security affairs. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/there-is-always-an-element-of-realpolitik-that-has-to-be-present-in/)

[John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/)

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> [“The explanation for her absence had been staring him in the face all the while, but he hadn’t wanted to acknowledge it:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherry-thomas/the-explanation-for-her-absence-had-been-staring-him-in-the-face-all/)

[Sherry Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherry-thomas/)

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> [The ordinary patient goes to his doctor because he is in pain or some other discomfort and wants to be comfortable again;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilfred-trotter/the-ordinary-patient-goes-to-his-doctor-because-he-is-in-pain-or-some/)

[Wilfred Trotter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilfred-trotter/)

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> [A government regulating itself by what is wise and just for the many, uninfluenced by the local and selfish views of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/a-government-regulating-itself-by-what-is-wise-and-just-for-the-many/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [I had the privilege and the honor of chairing the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. And it is interesting to me, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-had-the-privilege-and-the-honor-of-chairing-the-senate-committee-on/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I've had a lifelong love affair with makeup. When I was a little girl, I used to take my mother's makeup and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobbi-brown/i-ve-had-a-lifelong-love-affair-with-makeup-when-i-was-a-little-girl/)

[Bobbi Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobbi-brown/)

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> [I have had affairs that lasted decades and others that lasted for hours. I have loved princesses and peasants. And I suppose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/i-have-had-affairs-that-lasted-decades-and-others-that-lasted-for/)

[Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/)

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> [I give thanks that I am now rich, well and happy and that my financial affairs are in divine order. Every day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-ponder/i-give-thanks-that-i-am-now-rich-well-and-happy-and-that-my-financial/)

[Catherine Ponder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-ponder/)

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> [Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/anyone-who-s-made-film-and-knows-about-the-cinema-has-a-lifelong-love/)

[Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/)

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> [Human affairs are like a chess game. Only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zicheng-hong/human-affairs-are-like-a-chess-game-only-those-who-do-not-take-it/)

[Zicheng Hong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zicheng-hong/)

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> [Only a jackass ever talks over his affairs with a woman, whether she be his sweetheart, wife, or sister, or mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/only-a-jackass-ever-talks-over-his-affairs-with-a-woman-whether-she/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

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> [Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carroll-o-connor/vulgar-and-obscene-the-papers-run-rumors-daily-about-people-in-show/)

[Carroll O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carroll-o-connor/)

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> [It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/it-is-the-duty-of-every-citizen-according-to-his-best-capacities-to/)

[Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/)

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> [For a young man to start his career with a love affair with an older woman was quite de rigueur ... Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/for-a-young-man-to-start-his-career-with-a-love-affair-with-an-older/)

[Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/)

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> [The affairs of God are accomplished little by little and almost imperceptibly. The Spirit of God is neither violent nor hasty. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-vincent/the-affairs-of-god-are-accomplished-little-by-little-and-almost/)

[St. Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-vincent/)

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> [I think a man can have two, maybe three, affairs while he is married. But three is the absolute maximum. After that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yves-montand/i-think-a-man-can-have-two-maybe-three-affairs-while-he-is-married/)

[Yves Montand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yves-montand/)

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> [How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wain/how-much-of-our-literature-our-political-life-our-friendships-and/)

[John Wain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wain/)

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> [The greatness of nations is shown by their strict regard for human rights, rigid enforcement of the law without bias, and just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-burnett-talbert/the-greatness-of-nations-is-shown-by-their-strict-regard-for-human/)

[Mary Burnett Talbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-burnett-talbert/)

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> [The Chinese people will be busy with their own affairs for generations to come and there is no need at all for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zheng-bijian/the-chinese-people-will-be-busy-with-their-own-affairs-for/)

[Zheng Bijian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zheng-bijian/)

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> [Dickens writes that an event, "began to be forgotten, as most affairs are, when wonder, having no fresh food to support it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/dickens-writes-that-an-event-began-to-be-forgotten-as-most-affairs/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-nightingale/i-am-of-certain-convinced-that-the-greatest-heroes-are-those-who-do/)

[Florence Nightingale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-nightingale/)

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> [Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deng-xiaoping/observe-calmly-secure-our-position-cope-with-affairs-calmly-hide-our/)

[Deng Xiaoping](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deng-xiaoping/)

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                        "text": "I have had affairs that lasted decades and others that lasted for hours. I have loved princesses and peasants. And I suppose they loved me, each in their way.",
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                        "text": "Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs.",
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