Quote by Julie Burchill
Its received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly

Its received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly. – Julie Burchill

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I have experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from men, but I have also experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from women, usually when I failed to respond to their advances. – Julie Burchill

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Jealousy
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As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be. – Julie Burchill

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Age
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In regard of the rich grace and wisdom of his love toward his people for who sees not, but that it is a curse to be unready as these foolish virgins, who were therefore shut out. – Thomas Shepard

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I actually dont think that Im that much smarter than anybody else. Its just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think thats wisdom. – Benjamin Carson

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Wisdom

The thing that we possess, that machines dont, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. – Herbie Hancock

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Wisdom

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? – Norman Douglas

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Wisdom

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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. – French Proverb

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