#cannot

A hungry stomach cannot hear. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

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Distant replay morphs into instant replay, and future replay cannot be far off. ↗

— John Thorn

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An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say "Gentlemen" to the person with whom he is conversing. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety. ↗

— Virgil

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The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker. ↗

— Voltaire

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No one is so old as to think he cannot live one more year. ↗

— David Viscott

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They taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because they failed as musicians. There is a huge difference in the reasons why someone is teaching and what they can offer and what they cannot offer. ↗

— Miroslav Vitous

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You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. ↗

— Swami Vivekananda

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We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly. ↗

— Voltaire

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