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Writing the past is never a neutral act. Writing always asks the past to justify itself, to give its reasons... provided we can live with the reasons. What we want is a narrative, not a log; a tale, not a trial. This is why most people write memoirs using the conventions not of history, but of fiction.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Act Always Ask Conventions Fiction Give History Itself Justify Live Log Memoirs Most Narrative Neutral Never Past People Provided Reasons Tale Trial Using Want Why Write Writing

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We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of Iraq. They must be tackled by the international community together, by strengthening conventions, treaties and agreements.

~Anna Lindh

Topics: Agreements Biological Biological Weapons Case Chemical Common Community Conventions Deal International International Community Iraq Must Need Nuclear Only Our Security Strengthening Threats Together Treaties Un Weapons

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I try to live the moment and not obey laws, rules, conventions, or norms; to react to a sensation, a feeling, or an emotion. You can't program emotion.

~Anne Parillaud

Topics: Conventions Emotion Feeling Laws Live Moment Norms Obey Program React Rules Sensation Try You

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Mystery writers' conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.

~Anne Perry

Topics: Advance Been Conventions Deal Excellent Extraordinarily Extremely Given Good Good Deal Lot Made Mystery Out People Prepared Skill Thought Time Us Welcome Well Wit Writers

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I don't do that many appearances at conventions. I like to keep them special for me. And for the fans, I hope.

~Anthony Daniels

Topics: Appearances Conventions Fans Hope Keep Like Many Me Special Them

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The subsistence level is only a conventional idea, and conventions change.

~Arthur Lewis

Topics: Change Conventional Conventions Idea Level Only Subsistence

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Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different interests and different points of view.

~August Strindberg

Topics: Between Born Conventions Different Exist Friendship Interests Man Only Persons Points Similar Society View Woman

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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.

~Barbara Bush

Topics: Argue Blue Change Conventions Each Face Going Left Minds My Time Other Out Personal Personal Things Platforms Should Things Time Waste You Your Yourself

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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.

~Barbara Bush

Topics: Conventions In My Opinion Left Opinion Out Personal Personal Things Platforms Should Things

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Do we want an Attorney General who will play politics with the law, play politics with the court and just play politics with international conventions designed to protect our troops? I do not want to play that kind of politics. I am going to vote against Alberto Gonzales.

~Barbara Mikulski

Topics: Against Am Attorney Attorney General Conventions Court Designed General Going International Just Kind Law Our Play Politics Protect Troops Vote Want Who Will I Am

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