"The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory."

-- Isaac D'Israeli

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“I told the truth about the Miami life. It's a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live here. I lived through two major riots and three Category 5 hurricanes, I don't know if a lot of people could say that.”

Source : "Trick Daddy says 'Magic City' book exposes the 'Real Miami'" by Jayson Rodriguez, www.mtv.com. December 8, 2010.
“I live in a constituency that is quite rural, there are some very successful hunts there that are abiding by the law as it stands now but who are very often pointing out to me the consequences of the need to exterminate vermin, which foxes are, and the consequences of trying to shoot them and winging them and so on.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Creativity takes cougrage”
“It is not science which leads to unbelief but rather ignorance. The ignorant man thinks he understands something provided that he sees it every day. The natural philosopher walks amid enigmas, always striving to understand and always half-understanding. He learns to believe what he does not understand, and that is a step on the road to faith.”
“When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.”

Source : "Me and my travels". Interview with Helen Ochyra, www.theguardian.com. November 15, 2008.
“If you dig a pit for others to fall into, you will fall into it yourself.”
“With Great power comes great need to take a nap”
“The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.”

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