#tory

I think this could be our best victory over Germany since the war. ↗

— John Motson

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Barack Obama is the most famous living person in the history of the world. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#barack obama #famous #history #living #most

Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ↗

— George Orwell

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I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go. ↗

— Brad Paisley

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Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy. ↗

— Shimon Peres

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The history of mankind is the history of ideas. ↗

— Luigi Pirandello

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My own books drive themselves. I know roughly where a book is going to end, but essentially the story develops under my fingers. It's just a matter of joining the dots. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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Good and bad - this is the story of my life. ↗

— Martha Reeves

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