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People have preconceptions about women of a certain age. ↗

— Lesley Nicol

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It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly. ↗

— John George Nicolay

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The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results. ↗

— John George Nicolay

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Just as the only reservoir for the typhus virus in nature is provided by man, so the only vector of infection is the louse. The bite of the louse is not virulent immediately after the infecting meal. It becomes so only towards the 7th day following infection. ↗

— Charles Jules Henry Nicole

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My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas. ↗

— Claude Nicollier

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Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire. ↗

— Adela Florence Nicolson

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

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Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait. ↗

— Robert De Niro

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There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

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Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

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