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[I]t would be unjust to our people and dangerous to our institutions to apply any portion of revenues of the nation or of the States… — James A. Garfield
There is no term comparable to green thumbs to apply to such a mechanic, but there should be. For there are men who can look,… — John Steinbeck
Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own… — Nicholson Baker
The force of truth that a statement imparts, then, its prominence among the hordes of recorded observations that I may optionally apply to my own… — Nicholson Baker
The frivolity with which all theatrical activity is conducted has one consoling feature-there are no rules of behavior that apply regularly to any part of… — Moss Hart
I've always written very tightly, and there's a good reason for that. There's no point in using words that you're not going to apply. — Theodore Sturgeon
Typically what happens is, somebody drags an idea from the past that worked in an old set of logics that they try to apply to… — Michael Nesmith
There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself. — Greg LeMond
If the law doesn't apply equally to everybody, then you don't really have a system of law. — Matt Taibbi
Rules matter, and to be rules they need to be universal in form: always do this, never do that. But it is foolish to rule… — Julian Baggini
The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them. — Jose Manuel Barroso
When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training. — Brenda Blethyn
Wherever and whenever I sing, if there is only one spiritual on a program, people will talk about two things afterward, and one of them… — Kathleen Battle
You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply. — Ulrich Beck
I've got research, I have my own life experience I can apply, and I have my imagination. — Chris Cooper
You can be a famous poisoner or a successful poisoner, but not both, and the same seems to apply to Great Train Robbers. — Clive Anderson
My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport. — Joan Chen
I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right… — Lacey Chabert
A trilogy is a pretty abstract notion. You can apply it to almost any three things. — Jonathan Demme
I've met so many people of my son's generation who think a sacrifice is when their satellite or Internet is out for a day and… — Steve Daines

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