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The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world. ↗

— James Buchan

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But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists. ↗

— Paul Farmer

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Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate argument in favor of term limitations. ↗

— James L. Buckley

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Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers. ↗

— Jamie Farr

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Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

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To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living. ↗

— Carter Burwell

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I'm really happy that I was raised Catholic because it's given me years of material. ↗

— Kate Clinton

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I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are. ↗

— Brett Favre

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The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I'd love to be doing all that again. ↗

— Ruth Buzzi

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