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Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary di

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect. – Sydney Smith

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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. – Sydney Smith

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With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision. – Roger Mahony

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The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before. – Ron Silver

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I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. Its that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever Ive done before because that keeps me awake. Thats why I want to be an actor – I dont want to play endless variations on one character. – Tim Curry

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All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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