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Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes. ↗

— Richard Russo

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I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years. ↗

— Morley Safer

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Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. ↗

— George Santayana

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To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired. ↗

— George Santayana

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Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another; people are friends in spots. ↗

— George Santayana

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These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages. ↗

— Edward Sapir

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It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

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To be a straight person and discover you're infertile is almost like discovering you're not a straight person. ↗

— Dan Savage

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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania. ↗

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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