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The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have given a very clear mandate on a very clear set of ideas to me, as the ninth president. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

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The reconnection of society, economy and ethics is a project we cannot postpone. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#economy #ethics #postpone #project #society

We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#basis #built #citizenship #discuss #form

Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

#great #great men #isolated #men #mountain

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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I don't think Ripley is gay. He appreciates good looks in other men, that's true. But he's married in later books. I'm not saying he's very strong in the sex department. But he makes it in bed with his wife. ↗

— Patricia Highsmith

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I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident. ↗

— Patricia Highsmith

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I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter. ↗

— Patricia Highsmith

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I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

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Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it. ↗

— Cullen Hightower

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