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humour ireland knock miss tries unique
Yes... I miss that everyone in Ireland tries to knock some humour out of every situation. I don't think I appreciated that. It's unique to Ireland. Deirdre O'Kane
humour nourish
Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it. John Millington Synge
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If you can find humour in anything, you can survive it Bill Cosby
humour people transient
I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not getting in too deep; it's a quick, transient fix. Michelle Gomez
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I like to always have humour in whatever I do. Adam Brody
humour contrary
Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour. Andy Murray
humour dickens
Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more. Andrew Davies
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It seems to me that humour is everybody's way of keeping sane and standing off from the situations so that they can see it intellectually, as well as emotionally, and I don't know whether you've noticed, but if somebody tells a joke, it's nearly always a mini fantasy. Diana Wynne Jones
humour dylan
His [Bob Dylan] humour was dry and splendid. Bob Dylan
contrary trying
Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out. Natalie Massenet
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There are people who when they meet a rival, no matter in what, at once shut their eyes to everything good in him and see only the bad. There are others who on the contrary try to discern in a lucky rival the qualities that have enabled him to succe
contrary statements
There are some statements to the contrary as to who was actually shooting. Robert Harris
contrary justified mankind minus
If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. John Stuart Mill
contrary desire eating sports study takes
Just as eating contrary to the inclination is injurious to the health, so study without desire sports the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in. Leonardo da Vinci
contrary council security wishes
(It) is contrary to the wishes of the (U.N.) Security Council and the international community, Jacques Chirac
contrary conversation exchange looking thoughts verbal
I would not characterize the conversation as a verbal deal. It was more an exchange of thoughts and ideas, and looking for information. We didn't make any arrangements contrary to what's in writing in the letter.
contrary devices ends fates none thoughts wills
Our wills and fates do so contrary runThat our devices still are overthrown;Our thoughts are ours, their ends none of our own. William Shakespeare
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I know that at literary festivals I'm speaking mostly to middle-class women, who frequently vote in a way that is contrary to how I'd like them to vote. Elliot Perlman