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"Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities."
"When Amos Moses was a boy his daddy would use him for alligator bait, tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp."
"Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie my bow tie from right to left."
"Ritual is important to us as human beings. It ties us to our traditions and our histories."
"Hope is an echo, hope ties itself yonder, yonder."
"Tie my handlebars to the stars so I stay on track & if my intentions stray I'll wrench them away,then I'll take my leave & I won't even look back"
"People don't like to say Horror so they say Dark Fantasy because that's Horror wearing a collar and tie."
"Religion is the tie that binds one to one's Creator, and whilst the body perishes, as it has to, religion persists even after death."
"I feel a strong relationship with God and I feel my ties are with him. That's how I honestly feel."
"When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise."
"Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties."
"Once you let yourself grow close to someone, cutting the ties could be painful."
"The drug war isn't what purports to be. If you look at the whole operation and the tie-in between the American intelligence agencies, these so-called "assets", the spies on the payroll of the CIA, and drug dealers. Don't let members of Congress and the media get away with this complacency and distortion!"
"Freaks, they are very prejudiced. You have to have your hair long and talk in a certain way in order to be with them. In order to be the other way you have to have your hair short and wear ties."
"I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter."
"I wouldn't wear a tie-dyed tee-shirt unless it was dyed with the urine of Phil Collins and the blood of Jerry Garcia."
"We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people."
"Building on our Young South-east Asian Leaders Initiative, I'm hopeful that we can continue expand the ties and cooperation between our young people and students."
"State visits are often an opportunity for the United States to reaffirm our ties and friendship with our closest partners around the world."
"Wearing a scrap of colored cloth around your neck, even though it serves no useful purpose, but which answers to the name of "tie.""
