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I could not conjure up one melancholy fancy upon a mutton chop and a glass of champagne. — Jerome K. Jerome
He first selected the smallest one...and then bowed his head as though he were saying grace. Opening his mouth very wide, he struggled for a… — William Makepeace Thackeray
I drank at every vine, the last was like the first. I came upon no wine so wonderful as thirst. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
Act your age. Students do not look upon you as a buddy, pal, or peer. They expect you to be a mature adult....Many young teachers… — Jim Brown
When we grew up and went to school There were certain teachers who would Hurt the children anyway they could By pouring their derision Upon… — Roger Waters
Just remember: you're not a 'dummy,' no matter what those computer books claim. The real dummies are the people who-though technically expert-couldn't design hardware and… — Walt Mossberg
If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. — Robert Sewell
Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic… — Seneca the Younger
Once upon a time a man whose ax was missing suspected his neighbor's son. The boy walked like a thief, looked like a thief and… — Laozi
My trust is solely in God. And I trust men only because I trust God. If I had no God to rely upon, I should… — Mahatma Gandhi
For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become… — Bruce Schneier
Every legislative limitation upon utterance, however valid, may in a particular case serve as an inroad upon the freedom of speech which the Constitution protects. — Stanley Forman Reed
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest… — Seneca the Younger
Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. — Lord Chesterfield
Reply implicitly upon the old, old gospel. You need no other nets when you fish for men; those your Master has given you are strong… — Charles Spurgeon
The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily… — Billy Graham
Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some… — William J. Brennan
Tamed as it may be, sexuality remains one of the demonic forces in human consciousness - pushing us at intervals close to taboo and dangerous… — Susan Sontag
The days are cold, the nights are long, The North wind sings a doleful song; Then hush again upon my breast; All merry things are… — Dorothy Wordsworth
The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon the… — Thurgood Marshall

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