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vanity doe action
Does not vanity itself cease to be blamable, is it not even ennobled, when it is directed to laudable objects, when it confines itself to prompting us to great and generous actions? Denis Diderot
vanity desire given
I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity. Denis Diderot
vanity giving idlers
Vanity in its idler moments is benevolent, is as willing to give pleasure as to take it, and accepts as sufficient reward for its services a kind word or an approving smile. Alexander Smith
vanity glasses shining
Shine out fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass. William Shakespeare
vanity funeral world
Those who bequeath unto themselves a pompous funeral, are at just so much expense to inform the world of something that had much better be concealed; namely, that their vanity has survived themselves. Charles Caleb Colton
vanity use care
Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities. Charles Simmons
vanity variation lord
The Lord who cannot endure vain repetitions is equally weary of vain variations. Charles Spurgeon
vanity sin favourite
Vanity is my favourite sin. Al Pacino
vanity sin my-favorite
Vanity: my favorite sin. Al Pacino
wife nagging show-me
Show me 12 drunkards and I will show you 12 nagging wives. Charles Spurgeon
wife proud way
My wife, as proud as she was of me, hated show business for good reasons. There was something about the spouse always being pushed out of the way, shoved aside. She wanted to get away from it. Dick Van Dyke
wife president corporations
I have often thought that less is expected of the president of a great corporation than of an American wife. Eleanor Roosevelt
wife politics majority
I was perfectly certain that I had nothing to offer of an individual nature and that my only chance of doing my duty as the wife of a public official was to do exactly as the majority of women were doing ... Eleanor Roosevelt
wife taste married
Since I got married my wife doesn't really let me wear anything that I used to because she says I have no taste at all. Dominic West
wife guy going-out
I met my wife because we were both going out with the same guy. David Bowie
wife balance months
I couldn't stand to be separated with my wife for months. It became quickly apparent to me that I needed to find a balance between my absolute work obsession and a private life that we could share without my disappearing all the time. David Bowie
wife former stills
I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife. Dave Pelzer
wife people flying
Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter. David Neeleman
president took
On inflation, the president took note: things are bad. Mikhail Fradkov
presidents shape
Presidents grow up in the White House. The times shape the man. Thomas Friedman
president going-out want
President Clinton intentionally created a structure that was a little loose. And one that kept him a little in the center. He didn't want one person filtering all the information that went to him. He had always operated with a lot of information coming in and a lot of stuff going out. Dee Dee Myers
president trying firsts
I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one. Dikembe Mutombo
president looks former
If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators. Eleanor Clift
president world calm
The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm. Eliot Spitzer
president administration serious
I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions. Elena Kagan
president should posts
The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics. Abdul Kalam
presidential want strikes
I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to. Abraham Lincoln