"The conduct of a wise politician is ever suited to the present posture of affairs. Often by foregoing a part he saves the whole, and by yielding in a small matter secures a greater."

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“I believe all stories are love stories, and there are kinds and kinds of love, so I will always write about love, but not necessarily romance.”
“There have been so many jokes, about sex and relationships on the "Brady Bunch" set. For some reason, tabloids picked up on this Eve thing. I was on a late-night show and I said, "Oh, yeah, I've kissed her."”

Source : "Maureen McCormick: 'I hit rock bottom'". TODAY interview, www.today.com. October 14, 2008.
“Any change of government which has to be introduced should be one which men, starting from their existing constitutions, will be both willing and able to adopt, since there is quite as much trouble in the reformation of an old constitution as in the establishment of a new one, just as to unlearn is as hard as to learn.”
“As you get older, as a comedian, and keep doing it, what you actually start to cherish on stage is not the build-up to the jokes, but how comfortable you can be in the silence and the non-laughing parts, and how long you can take the audience without a laugh to then get a huge reaction.”
“Did evangelical Christians mistake Donald Trump's hairpiece for a halo, while ignoring the obvious signs that he worships Mammon?”
“The more I see of man, the more I like dogs.”
“I'm beginning to think that life is about passing moments and small celebrations. Without them there's only pain, fear, ambition, and, for some of us, foolish hope.”

Source : Kyra Davis (2013). “Just One Night, Part 2: Exposed”, p.64, Simon and Schuster
“An airplane stands for freedom, for joy, for the power to understand, and to demonstrate that understanding.”

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