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They that can give up essential lib…

25 Jan , 2014  

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)

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Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

They that can give up essential lib…

25 Jan , 2014  

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)

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They that will not be counseled, ca…

25 Jan , 2014  

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)

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They think to little who talk to mu…

25 Jan , 2014  

They think to little who talk to much. Great short quote and quotation by: John Dryden , English dramatist & poet (1631 – 1700)

Tallulah Bankhead

They used to photograph Shirley Tem…

25 Jan , 2014  

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum. Great short quote and quotation by: Tallulah Bankhead , US movie actress (1903 – 1968)

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They wanted facts. Facts! They dema…

25 Jan , 2014  

They wanted facts. Facts! They demanded facts from him, as if facts could explain anything. Great short quote and quotation by: Joseph Conrad , English (Polish-Ukrainian-born) novelist (1857 – 1924)

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Elie Wiesel, Chicago Sun-Times, November 5, 2001

They were going to die. They knew i…

25 Jan , 2014  

They were going to die. They knew it, and their last words were I love you. Even in great pain, their last words were of love… People who could have saved themselves and they ran back in to save others instead. If humanity is capable of that, how can I lose hope in humanity? Great […]

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Louise Erdrich

They were so strong in their belief…

25 Jan , 2014  

They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness. Great short quote and quotation by: Louise Erdrich ,

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They who lack talent expect things …

25 Jan , 2014  

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something […]

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Ho Chi Minh, When asked how Vietnam could possibly wage war against the West.

They will kill a great many of us. …

25 Jan , 2014  

They will kill a great many of us. We will kill a few of them. They will tire of it first. Great short quote and quotation by: Ho Chi Minh, When asked how Vietnam could possibly wage war against the West. ,

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Sir Thomas More, Utopia

They wonder much to hear that gold,…

25 Jan , 2014  

They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Thomas More, […]

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Kelly Robinson

Things are always darkest just befo…

25 Jan , 2014  

Things are always darkest just before they go pitch black. Great short quote and quotation by: Kelly Robinson ,

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