#latitude

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth. ↗

— Charles Lamb

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When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes. ↗

— Ella Maillart

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Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense. ↗

— Arthur Hays Sulzberger

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Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

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Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego. ↗

— John Cheever

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The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

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We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

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The latitude and longitudinal lines of where you are born determine your opportunity in life, and it's not equal. We may have been created equal, but we're not born equal. It's a lot to do with luck and you have to pass that on. ↗

— Brad Pitt

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