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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. – Samuel Butler

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Priests are not men of the world it is not intended that they should be and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so. – Samuel Butler

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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them. – Charles de Gaulle

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Everyone at CSI has been so great to work with, and so great in terms of scheduling. Theres a real feeling of family on that set… Ive grown to have so much respect for the cast and crew – theyre been together so many years and still care about the show and each other. – Elisabeth Shue

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With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has passed since that communicated to Congress toward the close of their last session. – Martin Van Buren

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With respect to the respective French and German traditions you are no doubt correct, although I am reluctant to see individual achievement reduced to archetypes. – Brian Ferneyhough

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