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The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism. ↗

— Arthur Miller

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I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the costumes or working with the make-up artist. I'm not so much interested in my character as the film itself. ↗

— Jeanne Moreau

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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

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That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity. ↗

— Charles Eastman

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The reason is that for many years I have avoided reading anything whatsoever that approaches my own line of country, out of a somewhat fanatical desire to avoid the risk of unconscious imitation. ↗

— Leslie Charteris

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Boone Pickens should be commended for his leadership on American energy security, and for bringing Ted Turner along on some sensible approaches to enhancing it. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

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In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively. ↗

— Gene Tunney

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Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks. ↗

— John Yoo

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You know, I don't support esoteric approaches to acting. ↗

— Christoph Waltz

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No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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