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To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to… — James Buchanan
Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to… — James Buchan
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation. — Pearl S. Buck
I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and… — Warren Buffett
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. — Warren Buffett
Big women do themselves a disservice when they attempt to become the Righteous Fat (the Righteous Thin are bad enough, all that running around and… — Julie Burchill
Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till… — Kirk Cameron
Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own. — Eddie Cantor
Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God. — William Carey
I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how… — Caleb Carr
There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we… — Benjamin Carson
There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat. — Jimmy Carter
Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt… — Nick Cave
In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd. — Miguel de Cervantes
All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt… — Charlie Chaplin
Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences… — Noam Chomsky
Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object… — Tadao Ando
If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will? — Kofi Annan
Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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