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Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#enemy #flattering #friend #illusions #thought

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#argument #been #greater #his #persuade

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#him #life #love #man #men

Oh, that character was light years away from me. I'm not debonair. I'm not suave. I did wear tight pants, though, because I found out that it worked. ↗

— Robert Conrad

#because #character #debonair #did #found

Violence against judges and threats of violence against Judges is on the rise and it is no laughing matter. When leaders attempt to rationalize this violence, it only makes the problem worse. ↗

— John Conyers

#attempt #judges #laughing #leaders #makes

Harvey never had an original idea or thought in his life. I was out wandering around the country doing charity benefits, mainly, when I asked him to come along. ↗

— Tim Conway

#around #asked #benefits #charity #come

My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband. ↗

— John Conyers

#civil rights #civil rights movement #congress #consistent #dedicated

Some of the ideas that come from the fringe of the far right are just so implausible that it is hard to take those ideas seriously. ↗

— John Conyers

#far #far right #fringe #hard #ideas

I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable. ↗

— Steve Coogan

#been #between #comedy #discomfort #drawn

Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister. ↗

— Steve Coogan

#could #did #different #different types #going