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ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. — Thomas Bulfinch
The celebrated Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira loved the Ghost Gums of the Northern Territory... They are evocatively Australian, their white trunks contrasting with the red… — Richard Allen
The North thinks it knows how to make corn bread, but this is a gross superstition. Perhaps no bread in the world is quite as… — Mark Twain
When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at… — Harri Holkeri
I often compare my method of working to that of a well-meaning freed woman in a Northern state who is attempting to delineate the horrors… — Kara Walker
In the early 1970s, the northern hemisphere appeared to have been cooling at an alarming rate. There was frequent talk of a new ice age.… — Stephen Schneider
I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because the standard villain is upper class or Cockney. My Northern… — Christopher Eccleston
I was born in California. When I was six, we moved to a small town in northern Indiana called Mishawaka. — Adam Driver
The northern people are riders and the southern people sailors; it is said quite true. — Liu Bei
Any well-established village in New England or the northern Middle West could afford a town drunkard, a town atheist, and a few Democrats. — D. W Brogan
It... is the best opportunity we've had in the last 25 years to bring about a settlement in Northern Ireland, and I think we should… — Dick Spring
At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided. It was a sharp, cold Christmas; and as the short northern… — Herman Melville
A name with a gently exotic ring to it, like birdsong, like a grain of sand in the far-off Gobi Desert or the northern steppes,… — Sijie Dai
Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge made that critical leap from 'be afraid' to 'be very afraid,' raising the terrorist threat level to orange for financial… — Jon Stewart
My curiosity, alas, is not the kind that can be satisfied by objective knowledge. Plato said that opinion is worthless and that only knowledge counts,… — Hayden Carruth
The northern lights rise like a kiss to the sea — Arthur Rimbaud
In fact, the place where we have indicted more terrorists or potential terrorists, is our Northern border. — Tom Tancredo
If there are greater activities in Vesuvius or Pelee, then the southern coast of California and the areas between Salt Lake and the southern portions… — Edgar Cayce
It is hard to have a Southern overseer; it is worse to have a Northern one; but worst of all when you are yourself the… — Henry David Thoreau
Northern Ireland is the world’s best kept secret, both in the character of its people and its scenery. — Liam Neeson
I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from very rich Irish… — Rory McIlroy
I've had support from all sides, from people who call themselves Irish, from Northern Irish, to the whole of the UK, to people in America,… — Rory McIlroy
Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path… — James Nesbitt
Passionate and forcefully argued, Tar Sands is a wake-up call not just to Canadians but to the wider world to take a serious look at… — Margaret MacMillan
My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good.… — Victoria Wood

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