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"Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints. Our hymn-books resound with a melodious cursing of God and enduring Him forever. One would say that even the prophets and redeemers had rather consoled the fears than confirmed the hopes of man. There is nowhere recorded a simple and irrepressible satisfaction with the gift of life, any memorable praise of God."
"Vonnegut could not help looking back, despite the danger of being turned metaphorically into a pillar of salt, into am emblem of the death that comes to those who cannot let go of the past"
"We do not benefit from a relationship with China or any other country in which we put our values and our ideals aside."
"I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me."
"Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree."
"My staff was very excited for Brisvegas. When I arrived, they advised I needed some XXXX."
"By the end of this decade, a majority of our Navy and Air Force fleets will be based out of the Pacific, because the United States is and always will be a Pacific power."
"We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals."
"I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women."
"He described to me how crocodiles kill more people than sharks. There are just a lot of things in Australia that can kill you."
"We're opposing Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which is a threat to the world, as we saw in the appalling shoot-down of MH17."
"This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now."
"The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot of carbon."
"For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important to hang on to what you believe."
"Elections have consequences. And I fundamentally believe - this is my personal opinion, I know it's a slightly partisan thing to say - to really do what we think needs to be done, we're going to have to win some elections."
"I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable."
"A stale mind is the devil's breadbox."
"I don't believe in divorce. I believe in widowhood."
"Dear Mary: We all knew you had it in you."
"Pound had argued - and Eliot had helped him prove - that a poem could be sustained by memorable moments. Olson proved that it could be sustained by unmemorable ones, provided that the texture of the accumulated jottings avoided the sound of failed poetry."
