"Lawyers are like that famous vampire-bat, said to exist in Hungary, which seizes on a creature, and never lets go while there is blood left."

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Source : Besant, Walter (2014). “Dorothy Forster”, p.73, Read Books Ltd

Walter Besant

#Letting Go Quotes #Blood Quotes #Vampire Quotes

“It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest; and no prudent statesman or politician will venture to depart from it.”
“I don't sleep with happily married men.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can waitâ€”because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you â€¦ not ever â€¦”
“I believe that this president [George W. Bush], regrettably, rushed us into a war, made decisions about foreign policy, pushed alliances away. And, as a result, America is now bearing this extraordinary burden where we are not as safe as we ought to be.”
“Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious.”

Source : Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. October 23, 2007.
“I now believe that the universe was brought into existence by an infinite Intelligence. I believe that this universe's intricate laws manifest what scientists have called the Mind of God. I believe that life and reproduction originate in a divine Source. Why do I believe this, given that I expounded and defended atheism for more than a half century? The short answer is this: this is the world picture, as I see it, that has emerged from modern science.”
“What God cares about most is that we are His friends.”
“Being sixty-five ... became a crossroads. We said, we have nothing to lose, so we can raise hell.”

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