It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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JOHN CLAYTON We revel in the laxness of the path we take.
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PAUL GOODMAN A simple cup of tea is far from a simple matter.
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RAY ZABORNEY The fact of the matter is that it has not made a significant difference.
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JOE MOORE Maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is a matter of opinion.
PROVERB Maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is a matter of opinion.
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WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS The simple fact is that no budget could have sensibly been prepared unless all the facts and figures...
JACK WARNER I've always been a grass roots candidate. I've always been a populist. The fact that there's a big i...
SUSAN KING He's been poisoned you daft dimbo! As for a matter of fact, I've always found him interesting."
J.K. ROWLING That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing.
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BRUCE COX The world distribution of French movies is a laughing matter. That is a fact.
JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD We have practical problems that we have to deal with as a matter of fact next week.
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JAY CARNEY (It has been) very good. As a matter of fact, we're up so far in sign-ups over last year.
JOE STANTON The simple fact of the matter is they had so much momentum coming off the Michigan win (in last year...
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JUSTIN HARMON The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.
WILLA CATHER The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own.
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FRANK DIXON China has been successful - let's accept it. We want to emulate China no matter how we say we are di...
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FERNANDO REALYVASQUEZ It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.
AMELIA BARR The fact of the matter is that if we were going to do anything about Gaddafi, it should have been at...
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STEVEN HATFILL It is what it is, it is what you make it.
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TERRY PRATCHETT Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the st...
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CAROL BRAUN Rev. Sharpton, the fact of the matter is we can always blow up a racial debate and make people mad a...
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