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would-be should ifs
If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God would be more glorified. Charles Spurgeon
would-be world influence
The Americans have a very active presence and policy in every single part of the world and if we broke with them, we would lose any possibility of influencing them. They would go in for global unilateralism, and the world would be a more dangerous place. Denis Healey
would-be judgment
My politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judgment. Elena Kagan
would-be population ministers
You mustn't expect prime ministers to enjoy themselves. If they do, they mustn't show it - the population would be horrified Edward Heath
would-be shooting veto
Using the right of veto would be shooting the Americans in the back. Dominique de Villepin
would-be way different
I've been in plenty of situations where I thought the film would turn out one way or my performance would be looked at one way and it was an entirely different situation. Edward Zwick
would-be finals process
I hoped there would be a better process. But it is final -- I will not participate . Abdullah Abdullah
would-be world slavery
This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Abraham Lincoln
would-be belief affair
If it were not for my firm belief in an overruling Providence, it would be difficult for me, in the midst of such complications of affairs, to keep my reason on its seat. But I am confident that the Almighty has His plans, and will work them out; and, whether we see it or not, they will be the best for us.
virtue
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. Lao Tzu
virtue
Patience is not a virtue! Alan Chadwick
virtue
There is a virtue in shamelessness. David Brooks
virtue crushed
Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed. Baroness Orczy
virtue used eternal-vigilance
The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it's the only one that makes the other virtues possible. Benjamin Netanyahu
virtue democratic candidates
One of the great virtues of our democratic system is that only one of the candidates gets elected. Bernard Meltzer
virtue pursue happens
It’s true what they say about patience being a virtue; it just happens to be a virtue that I choose not to pursue. Chelsea Handler
virtue
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong. Bertolt Brecht
virtue you-like-it negotiation
Your "if" is the only peacemaker; much virtue in "if. William Shakespeare
claims defy export gas hostage libya oil time
Libya ... claims to defy international norm, yet at the same time it is hostage to international markets. Libya has nothing more than gas and oil and these are export products,
claims discord forth gets harmony life man piano study
One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault. Life is about the same. The discord is there, and the harmony is there. Study to play it correctly, and it will give forth the beauty; play it falsely, and it will give forth the ugliness. Life is not at fault.
claims following
Of course, there's an investigation following claims of dumping, Peter Mandelson
claims gives politeness source surest
Of all that gives politeness birth, Of all that claims to please, In motion, manners, or in mirth, The surest source is ease. William Shenstone
claims dad family likeness men physical side trace virginia west
My dad claims that he was able to trace us back to the West Virginia Hatfields. When I look at the old pictures, the patriarchs have kind of a physical likeness to some of the men on the father's side of my family. I want it to be true. Juliana Hatfield
claims devoted fan members rail
Monorails have their own fan club, which claims more than 2,500 members who swap monorail toys and trinkets. Modern light rail can claim no such devoted fan base.
claims credible given groups impartial judicial observer opposition political
Given credible claims from observer groups and the opposition political parties, there must be an impartial judicial process.
claims expert fact former including reports shown supported three
The plaintiff's claims are without merit, as shown by the fact that the entrepreneur-defendants are supported by the expert reports of three former FCC Commissioners, including a former FCC chairman.
claims turned
She turned out to be 14. He claims she told him she was 17.