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But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.

~Adam Weishaupt

Topics: Alas Because Deficient Domination Dose Inefficient Leave Ordinary Political Prejudices Religious Sadly Sermon Sleepy Us

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Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

~Aeschylus

Topics: Affairs Alas Away Compare Dash Fortunate Men Might Picture Shadow Sponge Them Unfortunate Wet You

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Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

~Albert Camus

Topics: After Age Alas Certain Certain Age Every Every Man Face His Man Responsible

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It is, alas, chiefly the evil emotions that are able to leave their photographs on surrounding scenes and objects and whoever heard of a place haunted by a noble deed, or of beautiful and lovely ghosts revisiting the glimpses of the moon?

~Algernon H. Blackwood

Topics: Able Alas Beautiful Chiefly Deed Emotions Evil Ghosts Haunted Heard Leave Lovely Moon Noble Objects Photographs Place Scenes Surrounding Whoever

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Alas, we have not yet the power to render completely sterile or make impossible the errors and lies which will merely be America being itself rather than its unconvincing promise.

~Amiri Baraka

Topics: Alas America Being Errors Impossible Itself Lies Make Merely Power Promise Rather Render Sterile Than Which Will

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If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters?

~Andrew Young

Topics: Alas Birthday Celebration Columbus Congress Consider Convenience Day Election Election Day King Least Luther Martin Martin Luther Move Moving President Voters

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In a free world there is, alas, more common crime than in a dictatorial system.

~Barbara Amiel

Topics: Alas Common Crime Free Free World More System Than World

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I used to build my own PCs... and actually had one of the first water-cooled, overclocked PCs around. I ran it at over 4Ghz, and this was back in 2001... but alas, I do not have the time for that fun anymore.

~Brian Krzanich

Topics: Actually Alas Anymore Around Back Build First Fun Had My Own Over Own Ran Time Used Pcs

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Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.

~Caroline Knapp

Topics: Alas Alone Concept Happy How Lost Many Merry Possible Reclusive Say You

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Alas! You complain that your soul is out of tune. Then ask the Master to tune the heart-strings.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Alas Ask Complain Master Out Soul Then Tune You Your

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