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I fight against the void. I think I've written something acceptable, and then, when I look at it again, I find it execrable.


Charles Gounod

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CHARLES I Never make a defence or apology before you be accused.
CHARLES I If the King disregarded it, constitutional monarchy would cease to exist. The King is bound to accep...
CHARLES I By what lawful authority do you bring me to trial?
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DEYTH BANGER When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an...
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl...
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g...
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II Woman is always fickle - foolish is he who trusts her.
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BAUDOUIN I Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
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I CHING Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, p...
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I CHING The way of the creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its tru...
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I CHING The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances bo...
I CHING A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then...
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FAROUK I The daughter of debate That still discord doth sow.
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CHARLES RICHARDS Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
CHARLES MONTESQUIEU The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.
CHARLES DICKENS If Moses had gone to Harvard Law School and spent three years working on the Hill, he would have wri...
CHARLES MORGAN