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What this loss means will be appreciated from the statement that one bushel of wheat contains sufficient energy to support the average working man for 15 days. ↗

— David F. Houston

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Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China? ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

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The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone in checking this mad, wicked folly of 'Women's Rights'. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself. ↗

— Queen Victoria

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I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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The book is not really the container for the book. The book itself is the narrative. It's the thing that people create. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

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When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about. ↗

— Elias Canetti

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As I have studied the Bible and the Book of Mormon, I have come to know through the power of the Spirit of God, that these books contain the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. ↗

— Clayton Christensen

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We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

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I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time. ↗

— David Friedman

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