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The eyes of the world being thus on our Country, it is put the more on its good behavior, and under the greater obligation also,… — James Madison
Why should the wealth of the country be stored in banks and elevators while the idle workman wanders homeless about the streets and the idle… — Samuel Gompers
You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair. — Rohinton Mistry
I always felt that a scientist owes the world only one thing, and that is the truth as he sees it. If the truth contradicts… — Hans Eysenck
Failure, then, failure! so the world stamps us at every turn. We strew it with our blunders, our misdeeds, our lost opportunities, with all the… — William James
The absence of romance from my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest; but if it be judged useful by those inquirers who… — Thucydides
Right now my main aim is not to get injured any more. I am a little bit afraid of running and sliding because the ankle… — Marat Safin
I'm 5 feet 10 inches, and whatever my whatever my weight is, that's fine. As long as I am able to move and I feel… — Monica Seles
We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental issues that affect every single one of… — Thom Yorke
There's a very fine line between pleasure and pain. They are two sides of the same coin, one not existing without the other. — E. L. James
Americans are ugly unwashed clods that live off of government cheese. If I could, I'd take every living American, grind them up into a fine… — Thom Yorke
It's a fine line between writing something with genuine emotional impact and turning into little idiots feeling sorry for ourselves and playing stadium rock. — Thom Yorke
It is often to be observed, that as in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthly rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled… — Herman Melville
Philosophy is an amazing tissue of really fine thinking and incredible, puerile mistakes. It's like one of those rubber 'bones' they give dogs to chew,… — Olaf Stapledon
I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the… — Valentina Tereshkova
Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on… — Garry Kasparov
My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old. — Gracie Allen
Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert — June Allyson
I'm totally crazy, I know that. I don't say that to be a smartass, but I know that that's the very essence of what makes… — Maurice Sendak
So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't… — Kate Upton
For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never,… — Roland Barthes
Homer is one of the men of genius who solve that fine problem of art - the finest of all, perhaps - truly to depict… — Victor Hugo
The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but he's of no… — William Faulkner
I had been a reader of THOR in college. I had read the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby stuff. I had loved it. I had… — Unknown Author
She gave me a pledge card, a card promising an annual gift of $5, $10, or $25 toward the support of the Unity mission. I… — Charles Portis

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