#refer

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#cited #house #matter #petitions #proceedings

We don't often look into these unpleasant details of our great struggle. We all prefer to think that every man who wore the blue or gray was a Philip Sidney at heart. ↗

— Rebecca Harding Davis

#details #every #every man #gray #great

That's why I do what I do, and that's why I wanted to be an actress from the time I was six years old. If I can't effectively move people, then I would prefer not to do it. ↗

— Viola Davis

#effectively #i #i do #move #old

I don't drink, and I don't smoke. It's a personal preference. My mom has never drunk or smoked. I look up to my mom. ↗

— Ashley Tisdale

#drunk #i #look #mom #never

It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. ↗

— Mary Douglas

#arrangements #done #harm #looser #more

I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. ↗

— Elizabeth II

#eggs #i #myself #new #new zealand

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters. ↗

— George Foreman

#fighters #going #important #important person #most

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself. ↗

— Francois Truffaut

#i #itself #life #preferred #reflection

I have always preferred the reflect of the life to life itself. ↗

— Francois Truffaut

#i #itself #life #preferred #reflect

I will, proudly and by preference, do at least one picture a year for King Brothers, and I will try to make it the best picture that I have it in me to do. ↗

— Dalton Trumbo

#best picture #brothers #i #king #least