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There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone. — Henry David Thoreau
I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while. — Henry David Thoreau
While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them. It has created palaces, but it… — Henry David Thoreau
Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in… — Alexis de Tocqueville
You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. — Alvin Toffler
Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I… — Linus Torvalds
The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they're still making the corpses dance. — Sue Townsend
For a while I was perfectly happy not performing with 'The Who.' From 1982 to 1989 I felt 'The Who' did not exist. I let… — Pete Townshend
Man appears for a little while to laugh and weep, to work and play, and then to go to make room for those who shall… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
For a while, I was saying 'no' way too often. I turned down 'An Officer and A Gentleman,' 'Splash' and 'Midnight Express.' I could name… — John Travolta
Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does last. Mutual esteem is very much more valuable. — Anthony Trollope
Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great. — Harry S. Truman
Governments enjoying surpluses have a very strong temptation to splash money around, and while tax cuts are always appealing, cutting taxes at the top of… — Malcolm Turnbull
I've never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it… — Ted Turner
The universe can take quite a while to deliver. — Desmond Tutu
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. — Mark Twain
I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping. — Mark Twain
It's important to give it all you have while you have the chance. — Shania Twain
It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but… — Anne Tyler
Yanukovych has changed everything in Ukrainian jails - real criminals have been released, while representatives of the middle class and politically rebellious free-minded people have… — Yulia Tymoshenko

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