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Any change, even for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
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Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke.
Source: Metropolitan life -
Any city however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich. These are at war with one another.
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Any city may have one period of magnificence, like Boston or New Orleans or San Francisco, but it takes a real one to keep renewing itself until the past is perennially forgotten.
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Any coalition has its troubles, as every married man knows.
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Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.
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Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second longer than they have to.
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Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a 'genius'.
Source: On War (1832) -
Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.
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Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody.
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Any cook should be able to run the country.
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Any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to demonstrate that all other competitors are at a distinct disadvantage.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.
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Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility.
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Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.
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Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
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Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate.
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Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.
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Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes!
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