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In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by militar

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. – Mary McCarthy

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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. – Mary McCarthy

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You musnt force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. – Mary McCarthy

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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say. – Abba Eban

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But Im not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional, when something becomes a political movement. What Im interested in is emotions. – Bjork

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Im not involved in the politics of religion, but I love what the message is. – Jane Seymour

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We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics. – Kate Millett

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Such happiness as life is capable of comes from the full participation of all our powers in the endeavor to wrest from each changing situations of experience its own full and unique meaning. – John Dewey

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Whatever Im doing, Im in that moment and Im doing it. The rest of the worlds lost. If Im cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, whats the point of doing it? – Sade Adu

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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct. – Calvin Coolidge

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Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. – Saint Augustine

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