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Republican government presupposes decent and admirable qualities among its citizens - so we should be serious about strengthening character and inculcating virtue.

~Bill Kristol

Topics: About Admirable Among Character Citizens Decent Government Qualities Republican Serious Should Strengthening Virtue

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On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The very fact that there can't be more like it is one of the reasons it's admirable.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Absurd Admirable Being Cinema Enjoy Fact John Like More Reasons Very Were Wish I Wish

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I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Admirable Advance Age Attended Born Count Educated Four Half Head Her Myself Own School Teacher Thirteen Till Times Well Which Woman

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We cannot uphold the rule of law only when it is consistent with our beliefs. We must uphold it even when it protects behavior that we don't like or is unattractive or is not admirable or that might even be hurtful.

~Cheryl Mills

Topics: Admirable Behavior Beliefs Cannot Consistent Even Hurtful Law Like Might Must Only Our Protects Rule Rule Of Law Unattractive Uphold We Cannot

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There, the grand lines of mountain and sea are admirable, and apart from the exotic vegetation that is here, Monte Carlo is certainly the most beautiful spot of the entire coast: the motifs there are more complete, more picturelike, and consequently easier to execute.

~Claude Monet

Topics: Admirable Apart Beautiful Certainly Coast Complete Consequently Easier Entire Execute Exotic Grand Here Lines More Most Most Beautiful Mountain Sea Spot Vegetation

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Few areas which are not publicly owned can boast as many footpaths as the Cuckmere Valley. For a short walk, a footbridge across the river leads back to the little hamlet of Milton Street, where another classic local pub, the Sussex Ox, provides an admirable lunch.

~David Hewson

Topics: Across Admirable Another Area Back Boast Classic Few Hamlet Leads Little Local Lunch Many Milton Owned Ox Provides Pub Publicly River Short Street Valley Walk Where Which

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So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think.

~David Krumholtz

Topics: Admirable Country Many Out Part People Show Shows Think Wants

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Let's face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it's like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette.

~David Rakoff

Topics: Absolutely Admirable Air Art Art Form Century Cross Deep Dominant Etiquette Face Form Global Good Good Manners Interest Last Last Century Like Manners Meaningless Moment Movies Nice Over Passion Point

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What a thrill it is to have my writing recognized by an institution as admirable and vital as the National Endowment for the Arts.

~Dean Bakopoulos

Topics: Admirable Arts Endowment Institution National Recognized Thrill Vital Writing

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Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.

~Delmore Schwartz

Topics: Admirable Courage Dangerous Desperate Difficult Form Kind Love Love Is Most Noble

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