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It is one of the aims of linguistics to define itself, to recognise what belongs within its domain. In those cases where it relies upon psychology, it will do so indirectly, remaining independent. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man. ↗

— Sophocles

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To live without evil belongs only to the gods. ↗

— Sophocles

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In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. ↗

— George Bancroft

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In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach. ↗

— Les Baxter

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You see, to me, it doesn't really matter if an elected official has a D or an R behind her name, or his name. I honestly don't give a damn about who belongs to either political party. ↗

— Richard Trumka

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Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. ↗

— John Sculley

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I don't think the area of Jerusalem should be part of a Jewish state; it belongs to all people, to Christians and Muslims and the Jewish people. ↗

— Patti Smith

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It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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