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When one wanted one's interests looking after whatever the cost, it was not so well for a lawyer to be over honest, else he might not be up to other people's tricks.
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When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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When people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
The Critic as Artist (1891) -
When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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When people are desperate or wealthy, they turn to socialism; only when they have no other alternative do they embrace the free market. After all, lies about guaranteed security are far more seductive than lectures about personal responsibility.
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.
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When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
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When people are lonely they stoop to any companionship.
Lew Wallace
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When people are nervous, some people move around. Some people scratch their leg.
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When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.
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When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.
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When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say.
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When people ask, 'What role are you dying to play?' I always say, 'The one being written for me right now.'
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When people call something a 'fail,' it's because you tried to accomplish something but didn't make it. If you're just walking down the street and something bad just happens to you, that's not really a fail on your part. You might call that situation a fail.
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When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.
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When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.
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When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters.
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