"In her early days she had that beatific expression characteristic of Victorian prettiness - like a sheep painted by Raphael."

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Source : James Agate (1946). “A Shorter Ego: Ego 4, Ego 5, Ego 6”

James Agate

#Women Quotes #Sheep Quotes #Expression Quotes

“Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we saw with the fiscal pact, there are limits to my optimism in this regard. It's quite possible that we will have to create the new institutions for the euro zone first.”
“The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.”

Source : Buffalo Bill (1879). “The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout, and Guide: An Autobiography”, p.250, U of Nebraska Press
“Success is not a destination, but the road that you're on.”

Source : "Marlon Wayans "A Haunted House" Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
“No one who has seen a baby sinking back satiated from the breast and falling asleep with flushed cheeks and a blissful smile can escape the reflection that this picture persists as a prototype of the expression of sexual satisfaction in later life.”
“France turned a deaf ear to the demands, but Ho had succeeded in attracting great publicity in progressive French circles to the situation in Indochina.”
“To many, mathematics is a collection of theorems. For me, mathematics is a collection of examples; a theorem is a statement about a collection of examples and the purpose of proving theorems is to classify and explain the examples...”
“What the president announced yesterday, is that somehow magically, if we just continue to prime the pump of taxpayer dollars, we're going to see magically an economic recovery.”

Source : "Cantor: Stimulus 'not a success story'" by Andy Barr, www.politico.com. June 9, 2009.
“I would send back a statement: â€˜None.â€™”

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