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Fortunately any of the songs we've recorded can be extremely fulfilling to perform depending on the variety of circumstances that surround any given show.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Any Circumstances Depending Extremely Fortunately Fulfilling Given Perform Recorded Show Songs Surround Variety

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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

~Earl Nightingale

Topics: Charge Circumstances Lives Our Our Lives Rule Take Us Within

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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Any Any Circumstances Being Circumstances Civil Civil Society Departure Eminent Great Itself Justice Lies Policy Society Standing Suspicion

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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Beneficial Circumstances Civil Color Distinguishing Effect Every Give Mankind Political Principle Reality Render Scheme

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An understanding is perhaps better than an alliance, which may stereotype arrangements which cannot be regarded as permanent in view of the changing circumstances from day to day.

~Edward Grey

Topics: Alliance Arrangements Better Cannot Changing Circumstances Day Day To Day May Perhaps Permanent Regarded Stereotype Than Understanding View Which

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The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare.

~Edward Thorndike

Topics: Circumstances Function Intellect Life May Means Our Pleasure Provide Reactions Secure Symptom Welfare

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There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Any Apply Been Beyond Caught Circumstances Control Could Events Family His Limited Man Midst Most Number Ordinary Ordinary People People Places Political Save Sierra Sierra Leone Something Story Terrible Theme Trying Universal Up Where

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The ronin were those masterless men who roamed around, and yet they found themselves getting involved in circumstances they hadn't expected.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Around Circumstances Expected Found Getting Involved Men Themselves Those Were Who

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How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together.

~Ehud Olmert

Topics: Because Born Cannot Circumstances Differences Emotional Fear Fears History How Live National People Political Together Tradition

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I don't want, under any circumstances, to see in 'Haaretz' a picture of a woman with a baby in her arms crying while policemen deport her.

~Eli Yishai

Topics: Any Any Circumstances Arms Baby Circumstances Crying Her Picture Policemen See Want While Woman

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