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“If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.”
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“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
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“What the rest of us see only under the influence of mescalin, the artist is congenitally equipped to see all the time.”
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“Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.”
Source : Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1842). “The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788”, p.427
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“I almost feel like it’s an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure.”
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“I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?”
Source : Adriana Trigiani (2010). “Viola in Reel Life”, p.36, Simon and Schuster
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“I wanted to end the world but,I'll settle for ending yours.”
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“We won't figure out what's sacred in life if we settle for what's safe.”
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“Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flame-thrower.”
Source : Bruce Feirstein, Lionel Trippett (1982). “Real Men Don't Eat Quiche”, New English Library
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“Until you find something to fight for, you settle for something to fight against.”
Source : Chuck Palahniuk (2001). “Choke: A Novel”, Anchor Books
