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men listening wish
Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room. Charles Dickens
men
Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day.
men brotherhood common
The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men.
men fellow-man spirit
It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.
men laughing people
When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.
men judging world
Most men unconsciously judge the world from themselves, and it will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples.
men talking two
When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose two good things, their good opinion and our own improvement; for what we have to say we know, but what they have to say we know not. Charles Caleb Colton
men years two
No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in forty-let him rise early, that he may have the day before him, and let him make the most of the day, by determining to expend it on two sorts of acquaintance only-those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something maybe learned.
men two rogues
There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues.
democracy speech committees
Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work. Alan Bullock
democracy public-opinion input
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed to respond [to it]. Alan Blinder
democracy
All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy. Al Smith
democracy journalism organized
I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth. David Brock
democracy ends
Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning. Benazir Bhutto
democracy remarkable satirist
Jon Stewart is a remarkable satirist and parodist in the vein of Mark Twain, because Jon Stewart understands what Mark Twain knew, which is that the truth goes down more easily in a democracy when it's marinated in humor. Bill Moyers
democracy denied
Democracy derailed is democracy denied. Chaka Fattah
democracy earth action
For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament. Bob Brown
democracy faulty forms lines poll untrained voting workers
There is no place in our democracy for faulty voting equipment, long lines at the polls, untrained poll workers and any forms of chads, Donna Brazile
affection painful unrequited
Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences. Damon Galgut
affection bring chain lapse left link objects seems tempted
When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered. Marguerite Gardiner
affections cross dear deep great heart hours left lingering seemed spent within
When, for the first time... I left my father, and all the dear friends of my youth, to cross the great ocean... my heart sunk within me... The lingering hours were spent in deep sorrow... My affections were with those I had left behind, and the world seemed to me a great wilderness.
affection basketball hug kiss love terrific
We're going to hug him and kiss him. We're going to show him his way to the basket. He's a terrific guy. We love him. Eddie Jordan
affection base candidate centre move nail
Usually, a candidate has to nail down the base and move to the centre after the nomination, ... She has the flexibility because she has so much affection from the base.
affection forward spite step taken
All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it George Bernard Shaw
affection almost deep duty moment reason
Almost from the moment she was born, she has done her duty without flinching and without complaint. That's one reason there is deep and abiding affection for her. Robert Lacey
affection affinity natural
There's a natural affinity to the two companies. Kevin Parker
affection affinity areas delta home
There's an affinity for those Delta areas because it's home for so many.