Quotes
Authors
William Wilberforce

"I mean not to accuse any one, but to take the shame upon myself, in common, indeed, with the whole parliament of Great Britain, for having suffered this horrid trade to be carried on under their authority. We are all guiltyâ€”we ought all to plead guilty, and not to exculpate ourselves by throwing the blame on others; and I therefore deprecate every kind of reflection against the various descriptions of people who are more immediately involved in this wretched business."

-- William Wilberforce

#Mean Quotes #Reflection Quotes #People Quotes

“I would rather do things that I really love with people that I love working with, and to be able to extend that and go and play, it's great. I feel very fortunate.”

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“Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?”

Source : 1751 Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, l.41-4.
“It's a new year, new year, new money, money!”
“You can do anything if you set goals. You just have to push yourself.”
“A primatologist told me you can find love in the eyes of an orangutan. It's that old primate gleam that goes back thousands of years and can penetrate the deepest gloom of the jungle. Nothing can deter that gleam, which is why we primates have survived for so long to meet and procreate. In prison, the survival of romance is not easy, but it finds a way ... In Canada, there has been a succession of romances between prisoners and female guards, nurses, librarians, and one Catholic nun who married the convict after he divorced his wife.”
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.”
“To honor with hymns and panegyrics those who are still alive is not safe; a man should run his course and make a fair ending, and then we will praise him; and let praise be given equally to women as well as men who have been distinguished in virtue.”
“If the president comes forward with a strong, qualified nominee, if he, you know, addresses the agenda, if he takes actions, including dealing with perhaps some personnel decisions, I think that people will show that he is moving forward and doing the right thing for our country.”

Source : "Transcript: Sens. Dodd, Lott on 'FNS'". "FOX News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. October 30, 2005.

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