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As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#consisted #convinced #day #france #gigantic

If we look honestly at our relationships, we can see so much about how we have created them. ↗

— Shakti Gawain

#created #honestly #how #look #much

Most of us have considerable prosperity in our lives. Often, we are so busy pursuing our unmet desires that we are unable to enjoy all that we already have. Allowing ourselves to really appreciate the prosperity we have created is a big step toward opening to even greater fulfillment. ↗

— Shakti Gawain

#already #appreciate #big #busy #considerable

But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest. ↗

— John Gay

#granted #his #i #kiss #pressed

And my interest in history was, and remains, very strong: what I wanted was to understand certain things better by understanding them psychoanalytically. ↗

— Peter Gay

#certain #certain things #history #i #interest

After we have calmly stood by and allowed monopolies to grow fat, we should not be asked to make them bloated. ↗

— John Griffin Carlisle

#allowed #asked #bloated #calmly #fat

What interests me, and has always interested me, has been modernism. ↗

— Peter Gay

#been #interested #interests #me #modernism

When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to. ↗

— Tyson Gay

#fast #figure #greene #grew #guys

I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years. ↗

— Marvin Gaye

#certainly #company #dictated #enough #fans

Who isn't fascinated by evil? ↗

— Marvin Gaye

#fascinated #who