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The wishing gate opens into nothing. Charles Spurgeon
wish half wells
The literati in their cellarsPerform semantic tarantellas.I wish I did it half as well as them. Al Stewart
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My weaknesses... I wish I could come up with something. I'd probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they're the same thing. Al Pacino
wish world back-again
Wish I could spin my world into reverse just to have you back again David Guetta
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I wish I could learn that just three drinks is enough, but I have not learned that. Caitlin Moran
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Daryl shrugged. "If wishes were wardrobes, we'd be in Narnia. Bryan Davis
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I wish you the best that can be hoped for, and no worse than can be expected. Catherynne M. Valente
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Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.(attributed to) William Shakespeare
wish purpose failing
If wishes would prevail with me, my purpose should not fail with me.
may oppression begets
Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself. Charles Dickens
may invention condensation
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve. Charles Caleb Colton
may maintaining conquer
Hannibal knew better how to conquer than how to profit by the conquest; and Napoleon was more skilful in taking positions than in maintaining them. As to reverses, no general cart presume to say that he may not be defeated; but he can, and ought to say, that he will not be surprised.
may riches talent
From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration.
may cups bliss
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
may venture able
As there are none so weak that we may venture to injure them with impunity, so there are none so low that they may not at some time be able to repay an obligation. Therefore, what benevolence would dictate, prudence would confirm.
may modern poet
Subtract from many modern poets all that may be found in Shakespeare, and trash will remain.
may finals tomorrow
To-morrow even may bring the final reckoning.
may certain made
We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives.
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The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution. Carl Levin
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We are pleased the court decided the Indiana Constitution prohibits the Evansville school corporation from imposing a fee for programs and services that are essential to young Hoosiers' education. Fran Quigley
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The truth is that anyone... that wants to subvert our Constitution to Shariah Law is an enemy of the United States. Louie Gohmert
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I consent Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best. Benjamin Franklin
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We seek not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow those who would prevert it. Abraham Lincoln
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In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule. Robert W. Welch, Jr.
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Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. Gerald R. Ford
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Our constitution got built around the idea of minority protection. Eula Biss
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Ferguson and St. Louis County are not the first places that we have become engaged to ensure fair and equitable policing, and they will not be the last. The Department of Justice will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the Constitution has meaning for all communities. Eric Holder