#era

The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses. ↗

— Diane Wood

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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#bosom #brother #caution #counselor #elder

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver. ↗

— George Ade

#life #parlor #saver #use #vague

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable. ↗

— George Ade

#preferable #presents #were #would

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature. ↗

— George Ade

#current #keep #literature #more #mortals

Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages. ↗

— Hervey Allen

#fresh #generation #invasion #new #new generation

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after. ↗

— Shmuel Y. Agnon

#any #before #beverage #blessing #drink

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily. ↗

— Giovanni Agnelli

#european #european countries #general #had #heavily

I have always been one to encourage perseverance. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

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It was lights, camera, inaction. ↗

— Terry Gilliam

#inaction #lights