“ You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences. ”
- Anatole France- Copy
- 870
“ Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the largest member of the Senate, plus a standard musk ox. ”
- Dave Barry- Copy
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“ If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of any group in society. If he is bad in his heart, he is an unethical member. To me, the ethics of medical practice is as simple as that. ”
- Elmer Hess- Copy
- 1.1K
“ A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesn't have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me. ”
- Sun Myung Moon- Copy
- 3K
“ Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole… ”
- Edmund Burke- Copy
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“ I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER. ”
- Groucho Marx- Copy
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“ Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof. ”
- Richard Bach- Copy
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“ I believe I have no prejudices whatsoever. All I need to know is that a man is a member of the human race. That's bad enough for me. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members. ”
- Groucho Marx- Copy
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“ The average trade book has a shelf life of between milk and yogurt, except for books by any member of the Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives. ”
- Calvin Trillin- Copy
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“ The bonds that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each others life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof. ”
- Richard Bach- Copy
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“ In one celebrated incident, 300 members of Church of the New Song requested $6000 worth of filet mignon and Harvey's Bristol Cream for a crucial religious ceremony at the federal prison in Atlanta. ”
- Legal Times- Copy
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“ But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale. ”
- Sir Winston Churchill- Copy
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“ I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. ”
- Rita Rudner- Copy
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“ Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations. ”
- George Crabbe- Copy
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“ Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm. ”
- Pamela Ribon- Copy
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“ Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day. ”
- Emo Phillips- Copy
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“ No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. ”
- Adam Smith- Copy
- 507
“ A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members. ”
- David Coblitz- Copy
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“ To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise. ”
- Mitchell Caplan- Copy
- 1.6K
“ Paradise: a beautiful vacuum filled with wealthy monogamists, all powerful and members of the best families all drinking themselves to death. ”
- Ernest Hemingway- Copy
- 110
“ A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion. ”
- Marshall McLuhan- Copy
- 490
“ A jury too often has at least one member more ready to hang the panel than to hang the traitor. ”
- Abraham Lincoln- Copy
- 350
“ A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service. ”
- David Ogilvy- Copy
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