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When I am abroad, I always make it …

15 Feb , 2011  

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Winston Churchill , British politician (1874 – 1965)

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Arthur Schnabel

When I am asked, “What do you think…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I am asked, “What do you think of our audience?” I answer, “I know two kinds of audiences only–one coughing, and one not coughing.” Great short quote and quotation by: Arthur Schnabel, My Life and Music (1961) , Austrian composer & pianist (1882 – 1951)

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When I am attacked by gloomy though…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. Great short quote and quotation by: Michel de Montaigne , French essayist (1533 – 1592)

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Princess Anne

When I appear in public, people exp…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I appear in public, people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth paw the ground and swish my tail — none of which is easy. Great short quote and quotation by: Princess Anne ,

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When I came back to Dublin I was co…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Great short quote and quotation by: Brendan Behan , Irish author & dramatist (1923 – 1964)

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Brendan Behan

When I came back to Dublin I was co…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Great short quote and quotation by: Brendan Behan , Irish author & dramatist (1923 – 1964)

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Peter De Vries

When I can no longer bear to think …

15 Feb , 2011  

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I begin to think of the victims of intact ones. Great short quote and quotation by: Peter De Vries ,

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Blaise Pascal

When I consider the small span of m…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I consider the small span of my life absorbed in the eternity of all time, or the small part of space which I can touch or see engulfed by the infinite immensity of spaces that I know not and that know me not, I am frightened and astonished to see myself here instead of […]

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When I despair, I remember that all…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it ? always. Great short quote and quotation by: Mahatma Gandhi , Indian ascetic […]

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When I do good, I feel good. When I…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that is my religion. Great short quote and quotation by: Abraham Lincoln , 16th president of US (1809 – 1865)

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When I do good, I feel good; when I…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion. Great short quote and quotation by: Abraham Lincoln, (attributed) , 16th president of US (1809 – 1865)

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When I examine myself and my method…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking. Great short quote and quotation by: Albert Einstein , US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)

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