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My policy has been, and will continue to be, while I have the honor to remain in the administration of the government, to be upon… — George Washington
Let Americans disdain to be the instruments of European greatness! Let the thirteen States, bound together in a strict and indissoluble Union, concur in erecting… — Alexander Hamilton
In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war. — Harry S. Truman
In terms of, like, instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin. — John Mulaney
Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms. — James F. Cooper
How can what an Englishman believes be hearsay? It is a contradiction in terms. — George Bernard Shaw
If you will scoff at language study how, save in terms of language, will you scoff? — Mario Pei
The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine,… — J. G. Ballard
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles… — Bertrand Russell
It happens so quickly it seems like it's coming from somewhere else. It's not It just means that you're in sync with yourself. And whatever… — Harry Nilsson
It turned out so well because it was the first album that I could identify with in terms of lyrics. ("Captain Fantastic") It was passionate...I… — Elton John
I don't have the same restrictions that other people do because I never painted myself into a corner. I've always done things that didn't necessarily… — Todd Rundgren
I can draw with sound. That's the most useful thing I learned in terms of what my craft is...The arrangements were mine. They were little… — Linda Ronstadt
The principle of the Constitution is that of a separation of legislative, Executive and Judiciary functions, except in cases specified. If this principle be not… — Thomas Jefferson
Environmental policies are not just about good publicity; they are about responding to the moral imperative to address both climate change and resource depletion...A company… — Unknown Author
Premium will increasingly be defined in terms of sustainability and environmental compatibility — Unknown Author
Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin. — Albert Camus
I think it's absolutely possible to write a song and go somewhere where no one's been before, uncharted territory. In terms of content, I see… — Richard Thompson
Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets...seek to express the universe in terms of music. The singer has everything within him. The… — Rabindranath Tagore

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