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Open discussion of many major public questions has for some time now been taboo. We can't open our mouths without being denounced as racists, misogynists,… — Saul Bellow
Man hardly comes in more than two varieties, wherever he is, whatever he does: workers and pimps ... they're either one or the other! ...… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth. — Ben Jonson
High honors are sweet To a man's heart, but ever They stand close to the brink of grief. — Euripides
The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for — Tony Blair
Alas! to seize the moment When the heart inclines to heart, And press a suit with passion, Is not a woman's part. If man come… — William C. Bryant
Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith. — Malcolm X
There are many persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character, and yet they… — Samuel Smiles
It remains to consider what attitude thoughtful men and Christian believers should take respecting them, and how they stand related to beliefs of another order. — Asa Gray
If you can say the lyrics almost like a poem and they stand up, that's a great thing. Some songs have great lyrics and I… — Harry Connick, Jr.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. — Thomas Jefferson
Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze. There is no enjoyment factor. — Shia LaBeouf
I think penguins are the most human of all the birds, which may be why people love them. They're cute, they stand upright and they… — Shia LaBeouf
Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for. — John Henry Newman
It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard… — Paula Radcliffe
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run amok? — Thomas Sowell
You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand. — Jack Welch
There is this to be said for Dachsunds of such length and lowness as Nelly, that it makes very little difference to their appearance whether… — Samuel Beckett
The neo-conservatives, who are closely linked to the neo-corporatists, are rather different. They claim to be conservatives, when everything they stand for is a rejection… — John Ralston Saul
Like tired dogs they stand there, because they use up all their strength in remaining upright in one's memory. — Franz Kafka
The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on their feet and use their… — Mary Doria Russell
Right in the difficult we must have our joys, our happiness, our dreams: there against the depth of this background, they stand out, there for… — Rainer Maria Rilke
There are some books that refuse to be written. They stand their ground year after year and will not be persuaded. It isn't because the… — Mark Twain
The trees have inquisitive eyes, haven't they? -that is, seem as if they had. And the river says,-'Why do ye trouble me with your looks?'… — Thomas Hardy

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