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A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.
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A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o'clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.
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A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
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A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads.
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A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.
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A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
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A relationship has a momentum, it must change and develop, and will tend to move toward the point of greatest commitment.
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A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view.
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A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors.
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A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.
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A society person who is enthusiastic about modern painting or Truman Capote is already half a traitor to his class. It is middle-class people who, quite mistakenly, imagine that a lively pursuit of the latest in reading and painting will advance their status in the world.
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A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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About 100 firefighters a year die in the line of duty in the U.S. Heart attacks on the job and vehicle accidents on the way to the fires account for about half. The other half are traumatic deaths while fighting fires.
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Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.
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Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
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Acting, I started when I was six and a half years-old, on Broadway with Kurt Weill.
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