#pro

Law is stable; the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed. ↗

— Henry James Sumner Maine

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Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters. ↗

— John Major

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He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine. ↗

— Jeremy Taylor

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Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor. ↗

— Rick Majerus

#endeavor #mercenary #pro #very

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. ↗

— John Major

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I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most. ↗

— John Major

#i #many #most #much #parents

Acting is the physical representation of a mental picture and the projection of an emotional concept. ↗

— Laurette Taylor

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A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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I have to prove myself five times over. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

#i #myself #over #prove #times

The question in their minds was, why did the outside world, and particularly the Western world, produce all these landmines, and send them to Afghanistan? This business must be stopped. It's a dirty business to produce such a horrible device. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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