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The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards. ↗

— Felix Frankfurter

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Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by them since childhood, suddenly, at the age of 84, I thought of a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years. It came into my head unbidden. ↗

— Tom Glazer

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Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation. ↗

— Max Euwe

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Eddie Izzard is absolutely brilliant. I would love to write something for him. ↗

— Bruce Vilanch

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In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll. ↗

— David Walliams

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Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. ↗

— Wallace Stevens

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We cannot be any stronger in our foreign policy for all the bombs and guns we may heap up in our arsenals than we are in the spirit which rules inside the country. Foreign policy, like a river, cannot rise above its source. ↗

— Adlai Stevenson

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Every absurdity has a champion to defend it. ↗

— Oliver Goldsmith

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I've absolutely lived the American dream. ↗

— Rick Scott

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The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be. ↗

— William Feather

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