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Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.

~George Chapman

Topics: Breeds Chastity Cold Contrary Does Effects Extreme Extremes Hatred Heat License Like Love Much Rigor Though Too Too Much Violent

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We foresee no limit to scientific advancement in the future, and in scientific truth there is nothing dead; science is always a living and growing body of knowledge; but art on the contrary has many times run its course to an end, and exhausted its vital power.

~George Edward Woodberry

Topics: Advancement Always Art Body Contrary Course Dead End Exhausted Foresee Future Growing Knowledge Limit Living Many No Limit Nothing On The Contrary Power Run Science Scientific Scientific Truth Times Truth Vital

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It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.

~George Voinovich

Topics: Believe Colleagues Contrary Cuts Fact Life Pay Recognize Seem Simple Simple Fact Some Tax Tax Cuts Themselves Time

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Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

~George W. Bush

Topics: Against Argued Confronting Contrary Could Crucial Iraq Some Terror Threat War Winning

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I love the police, contrary to many people.

~Gerard Depardieu

Topics: Contrary Love Many People Police I Love

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