"He's in for trouble—the man whose wife is detested by all women and desired by all men."

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“The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.”

“The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.”

“We have to call it "freedom": who'd die for "a lesser tyranny"?”

“Every group of six or more has its inner circle, its outer circle, and its hangers-on.”

“A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.”

“The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.”

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"Look, my job is to upset The Guardian and the BBC. I love it, I love it."

— Godfrey Bloom

Politics1949

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"The truth is that even if we met God face to face, we would not recognize His Divinity. That is why we must do devotion to purify our heart."

— Swami Nikhilanand

Education

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"Art is a universal language, a mighty bridge that transcends religiosity. It is embraced and appreciated not by adherents, devotees, believers, or converts of any certain sort, but by members of the r…"

— Lydia Canaan

Music1967

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"Totalitarianism begins in contempt for what you have. The second step is the notion: “Things must change — no matter how, Anything is better than what we have.” Totalitarian rulers organize this kind …"

— Hannah Arendt

Philosophy1906–1975

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