#precede

The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code more nearly progressive, it preceded one of the most productive economic periods in American life. ↗

— Barney Frank

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For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#being #ever #having #home #me

No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

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Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake of precedent the Senate should beware of binding itself to support the acts of any man, since he might through some mischance suffer a change. ↗

— Tiberius

#always #am #any #beware #binding

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. ↗

— Alan Perlis

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Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms. ↗

— Wendell Phillips

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I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me. ↗

— Elisabeth Rohm

#being #being different #betting #chance #different

I agree with my colleagues, even the one who just preceded me, that marijuana is probably a dangerous drug, and I would not suggest that we do anything to encourage its use. ↗

— Dana Rohrabacher

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