#genera

A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

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But truth is most likely to be exhibited by the general sense of contemporaries, when the feelings of the heart can be expressed without suffering itself to be disguised by the prejudices of man. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

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General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#army #bulk #city #district #general

There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming. ↗

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

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In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs. ↗

— Simone Weil

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In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home. ↗

— Len Wein

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Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback. ↗

— Len Wein

#complete #even #failures #feedback #finished

The potential for Home Star to create jobs is proven and real. In Vermont, our statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, created more than 430 jobs in 2007 and 2008, generating more than $40 million in income. ↗

— Peter Welch

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His impact would have been of transient memory and comparatively small importance, had not that impact occurred at a time and in a way to make it supply particulars from which momentous generalizations can properly be projected. ↗

— Robert Welch

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Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it's only when you have children that you realise you're not a nice person at all, but generally a selfish bully. ↗

— Fay Weldon

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