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I am not the Prime Minister of French capitalism. I am the Prime Minister of France.


Lionel Jospin

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LIONEL SUGGS When you value someone, it merely shows that you truly have no idea about the person that they aren'...
LIONEL SUGGS People lie to adapt...
LIONEL SUGGS I create lies for people in order for them to find something true about themselves. I teach people t...
LIONEL SUGGS Still, through a complex combination of optimism and longing and bravado, you would round it up. Whi...
LIONEL SHRIVER What would I have done if I'd been put to the test? Would I have risked my own life for people I...
LIONEL BLUE I still go to a Christian priory for retreats.
LIONEL BLUE The real evidence is not practically speaking in scholarship but in how Jesus and the Christianity b...
LIONEL BLUE If your enemy has the power to see into the future, make sure you are the author of that future.
LIONEL SUGGS When God plays chess, you will notice that he never has to move a single piece...in order to win.
LIONEL SUGGS To withdraw isn't a sign of weakness... It is a sign that a man knows the limits of his capabilities...
LIONEL SUGGS If you drop assumptions, and can anticipate the possibilities, you can master the art of strategy. H...
LIONEL SUGGS Strategy is methodical, but the one who steers chaos and randomness can steer God.
LIONEL SUGGS Learn how to think a few moves ahead at once. In life, if you can anticipate the human mind, you can...
LIONEL SUGGS Every step in life is merely part of a game. Every piece is necessary, but if you do not know how to...
LIONEL SUGGS