#stance

The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

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I think the French Open, in many ways, brought out a certain characteristic in me and in my game that was already there. Just the circumstances allowed for it to be able to show. ↗

— Michael Chang

#allowed #already #brought #certain #characteristic

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances. ↗

— Michael Chang

#asian #asian american #cheering #circumstances #community

Angels are not complete, they need their counterparts, the dark needs the bright, the hidden needs the open, and vice versa. Sometimes they meet and recognise each other. Sometimes, as with Horatio and me, the pairing occurs over spaces of time and distance. ↗

— Barry Unsworth

#bright #complete #counterparts #dark #distance

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor. ↗

— Patricia Clarkson

#distance #go #hard #humor #i

I knew that this was what I wanted to talk about on stage. There was no point being coy about it, or pretending that I wasn't gay. That was the substance of my whole act. If you took that away, there would be nothing left. ↗

— Julian Clary

#act #away #being #gay #i

The cell, over the billions of years of her life, has covered the earth many times with her substance, found ways to control herself and her environment, and insure her survival. ↗

— Albert Claude

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I, for one, respect those who believe with all their hearts and conscience that there are no circumstances under which any abortion should ever be available. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#any #available #believe #circumstances #conscience

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#after #argument #continuation #may #mean

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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