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Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#examinations #go #great #great success #naturally

But there is a big difference in working for the West and working for a totalitarian state. ↗

— John le Carre

#big difference #difference #state #totalitarian #totalitarian state

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#chooses #cope #every #facilitate #find

Totalitarian states killed with impunity and no one was held accountable. That didn't happen in the West. ↗

— John le Carre

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No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

#begs #common #consider #ever #first

An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. ↗

— Simon Cameron

#honest #politician #stay #who #will

That's the dirty little secret of Mormon growth. Lots of baptisms don't necessarily translate into long-term membership. ↗

— David Campbell

#growth #into #little #long-term #lots

As a consequence, progress has come to mean simply more power, more profit, more productivity, more paper prosperity, all of which are convertible into standards concerned only with size or magnitude rather than quality or excellence. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#concerned #consequence #convertible #excellence #into

From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#economic #economic power #emerged #increasingly #into

We must carefully examine change so that we are able to discard those aspects of change which would be detrimental to our way of life, and, at the same time, take advantage of those aspects of change which will enhance and improve our quality of life. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#advantage #aspects #carefully #change #detrimental