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For starters, this country embodies something utterly unique: History's first democratic empire. Beginning in the post war era, we have used free trade and democracy to create a series of interlocking relationships that end war. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#country #create #democracy #democratic #embodies

In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk. ↗

— Carey Williams

#including #languages #must #number #order

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool. ↗

— Esther Williams

#character #develop #discipline #first #girl

Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy. ↗

— Esther Williams

#diplomacy #done #had #mouth #much

The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families. ↗

— Jay McInerney

#friendship #humor #family

I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

#because #been #being #create #fantasize

For me, relationships are the real action movies. Bombs are exploding every day and the kitchen is Ground Zero. ↗

— Michelle Williams

#action movies #bombs #day #every #every day

I don't know what my version of a relationship or marriage is yet, because the typical model seems a little broken to me. ↗

— Michelle Williams

#broken #i #know #little #marriage

It felt as if things were literally slipping through my fingers. Things were just streaming away from me. I lost my sense of humor. I'm still looking for that. ↗

— Michelle Williams

#felt #fingers #humor #i #just

When you're in a relationship with somebody who is also a public personality, then it doubles the attention from the media. ↗

— Michelle Williams

#attention #doubles #media #personality #public