"[T]he first transactions of a nation, like those……" — George Washington

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• All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
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• My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was… — Lance Armstrong
• Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
• You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
• I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a… — Rowan Atkinson
• When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -… — Rowan Atkinson

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