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Though surely to avoid attachments for fear of loss is to avoid life.


Lionel Shriver

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STEVE ROSS Tis foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.
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DEBASISH MRIDHA My idea is always to avoid nostalgia,
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SUNDAY ADELAJA We want to avoid any bad surprises for taxpayers,
BRUCE BARNETT The first rule for happiness is to avoid lengthy thinking on the past.
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LIONEL RICHIE Our U.S. audience is composed of globally-minded Americans, an elite category, the ones who do have ...
LIONEL BARBER I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.
LIONEL JOSPIN It's not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter M...
LIONEL MESSI You cannot beat the feeling of sitting on top of the charts. I had almost forgotten what it feels li...
LIONEL RICHIE I had the pleasure of seeing a real goddess today. She was her own definition of beauty. She was mag...
LIONEL SUGGS My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of t...
LIONEL BLUE A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture ...
LIONEL TRILLING There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way ...
LIONEL MESSI I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble ...
LIONEL MESSI I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to ...
LIONEL MESSI My guess is the great majority of teachers would welcome a system where innovation is embraced, wher...
LIONEL SOSA Be proud of your Latino culture and do the best work you can do, and you will always succeed.
LIONEL SOSA The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.
LIONEL TRILLING I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nic...
LIONEL MESSI The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Li...
LIONEL MESSI I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Arg...
LIONEL MESSI It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reitera...
LIONEL TRILLING