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I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Absolute Danger Effect Except Indeed Terror

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Contrary to many of the rumors and innuendo in circulation, I wholeheartedly believe that Obama views Israel's security as absolute.

~Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Topics: Absolute Believe Circulation Contrary Innuendo Israel Many Obama Rumors Security Views Wholeheartedly

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For me, no ideological or political conviction would justify the sacrifice of a human life. For me, the value of life is absolute, with no concessions. It's not negotiable.

~Edgar Ramirez

Topics: Absolute Conviction Human Human Life Ideological Justify Life Me Political Sacrifice Value Value Of Life Would

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The natural enmity between leaver and left is like the absolute, immediate and always shifting hostility between driver and pedestrian.

~Edmund White

Topics: Absolute Always Between Driver Enmity Hostility Immediate Left Like Natural Pedestrian Shifting

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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.

~Edmund Wilson

Topics: Absolute Absolutely Corrupts Hollywood

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Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Absolute Absolute Power Absolutely Attorney Attorney General Corrupts Found General Massachusetts Out Power Power Corrupts

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An ideal reader is someone who doesn't know what on Earth you've been doing, who will look at it with absolute freshness and go, 'Oh, so that's what you've been up to.'

~Edward Carey

Topics: Absolute Been Doing Earth Freshness Go Ideal Know Look Oh Reader Someone Up Who Will You

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I was absolutely astonished by an onslaught of comments expressing their absolute shock that IFLS is run by a woman.

~Elise Andrew

Topics: Absolute Absolutely Astonished Comments Expressing Run Shock Woman

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A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

~Elizabeth Gaskell

Topics: Absolute Action Advisor Become Cease Desire Friend His Independent Parent Rule Shall Wise

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Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Absolute Amusement Anymore Certainty Convictions Destiny Even Hard Hard Way Learned Looks Most Our Perhaps Pity Something Strive Way

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