#stan

Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality. ↗

— Kenneth Burke

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As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better. ↗

— Solomon Burke

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Men are often a lot less vindictive than women are, because we are rejected constantly every day. ↗

— Warren Farrell

#constantly #day #every #every day #less

Whether or not the standard of living made possible by mass production and in turn by mass circulation, is supported by and filled with the work of us hucksters, I guess is something that only history can decide. ↗

— Leo Burnett

#decide #filled #guess #history #i

I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible amount of technique they have. But there's very little that I think satisfies you intellectually or emotionally. ↗

— Ken Burns

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I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face. ↗

— Dana Carvey

#confusion #constant #constant state #expression #face

We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts. ↗

— Richard Burr

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I want a big career, a big man, and a big life. You have to think big - that's the only way to get it... I just couldn't stand being anonymous. ↗

— Mia Farrow

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