#lasts

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. ↗

— John Adams

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A successful marriage isn't necessarily one that lasts until you're dead. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

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Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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For some of us, watching a miniseries that lasts longer than most marriages is not easy. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

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Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

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I know that attaching memories to books may be going out of the world, but while it lasts, it's a strong record of your life. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

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Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon. ↗

— Tia Carrere

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Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts. ↗

— Serge Gainsbourg

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You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week. ↗

— Eric Heiden

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