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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a discipline, it gives you a place to go. It gives you some control in your life. ↗

— Suzanne Farrell

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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. ↗

— John Burroughs

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The point is not to stay marginal, but to participate in whatever network of marginal zones is spawned from other disciplinary centers and which, together, constitute a multiple displacement of those authorities. ↗

— Judith Butler

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If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us. ↗

— William Feather

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Well, in brief, I was discovered by a lady called Beth Boldt. She had also been a model. She used to take pictures of the girls she found, and she took a picture of me one day in my school uniform, and it all kind of started from there. ↗

— Naomi Campbell

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There are reasons why Religious Right Evangelicals will continue to dominate religious discourse, not only in their own sector of the Christian community, but also in what transpires in mainline denominations. ↗

— Tony Campolo

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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

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