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Negotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't use when it's not to your advantage. ↗

— John Bolton

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There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism. ↗

— John Bolton

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I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience. ↗

— Michael Bolton

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I will always believe in love, but my idea has changed from what I've always thought. ↗

— Kim Kardashian

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I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years? ↗

— Michael Bolton

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It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak. ↗

— Michael Bolton

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With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD. ↗

— Michael Bolton

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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting. ↗

— Epictetus

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Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

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When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

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