"Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction."
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"The word ‘slavery’ and ‘right’ are contradictory, they cancel each other out. Whether as between one man and another, or between one man and a whole people, it would always be absurd to say: "I hereby make a covenant with you which is wholly at your expense and wholly to my advantage; I will respect it so long as I please and you shall respect it as long as I wish."
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"If I die, I will wait for you, do you understand? No matter how long. I will watch from beyond to make sure you live every year you have to its fullest, and then we’ll have so much to talk about when I see you again… (Bones)"
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"Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctified by its justice, and sustained by a virtuous people ."
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"If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get fresh water from saltwater, ..(this) would be in the long-range interests of humanity which could really dwarf any other scientific accomplishments."
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"There is extraordinary chemistry that exists in long-term relationships"
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"I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good."
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"Jay-Z ain't a manager; he owns a management company. He been through this, he been through the game for a long time so he knows tactics in taking artists in certain directions we need to go in."
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"I won't change my legs. because I'm contented with my long-legged."
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"Don't be afraid, Queen ... don't be afraid, Queen, the blood has long since gone into the earth. And where it was spilled, grapevines are already growing."
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"You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty."
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"I have nothing against the veil. And I think that, wrongly, many in the West look at the veil as a symbol of oppression. Now, as long as a woman chooses to wear the veil, because that's her belief and because of her own - that's a personal relationship with God, so she should be free to dress in whichever way she wants."
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"For a long time I limited myself to one colour - as a form of discipline."
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"I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her. Love is so short, forgetting is so long."
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"There is no long-range effective teaching of the Bible that is not accompanied by long hours of ongoing study of the Bible."
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"So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force."
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"In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision."
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"Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one."
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"As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body."
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"Fortune soon tires of carrying anyone long on her shoulders."
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