#serve

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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During the session of the Supreme Court, in the village of -, about three weeks ago, when a number of people were collected in the principal street of the village, I observed a young man riding up and down the street, as I supposed, in a violent passion. ↗

— Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

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The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative. ↗

— Adolf Loos

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I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

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As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future. ↗

— Alison Lurie

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When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings. ↗

— Shirley MacLaine

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Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve! ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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Every country has the government it deserves. ↗

— Joseph de Maistre

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Security is something that serves Israeli interests and Palestinian interests. You have a common threat and you have a common enemy and it's important to deal with that as partners. ↗

— Dennis Ross

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