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Don't be too harsh to these poems until they're typed. I always think typescript lends some sort of certainty: at least, if the things are bad then, they appear to be bad with conviction.

~Dylan Thomas

Topics: Always Appear Bad Certainty Conviction Harsh Least Lends Poems Some Sort Then Things Think Too Until

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What remains constant for me, during the last 15 years, has been the conviction that the cold war was a calamity for the entire world, and that it can be justified by no consideration of theory, nor by any supposed national interest.

~Earl Browder

Topics: Any Been Calamity Cold Cold War Consideration Constant Conviction Entire Entire World Interest Justified Last Me National National Interest Nor Remains Supposed Theory War World Years

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For me, no ideological or political conviction would justify the sacrifice of a human life. For me, the value of life is absolute, with no concessions. It's not negotiable.

~Edgar Ramirez

Topics: Absolute Conviction Human Human Life Ideological Justify Life Me Political Sacrifice Value Value Of Life Would

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Emancipation, to be of any value to the slave, must be the free, voluntary act of the master, performed from a conviction of its propriety.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Act Any Conviction Emancipation Free Master Must Performed Propriety Slave Value Voluntary

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If I could visit dead authors, I'd head right over to E. B. White, though I'm so in awe of him I'd probably just sit at his feet and weep. He's the master of clarity, of understated humor, of palatable political conviction.

~Elizabeth Berg

Topics: Authors Awe Clarity Conviction Could Dead Feet He Head Him His Humor If I Could Just Master Over Political Right Sit Though Visit Weep White

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The vice president had a bargaining asset, however, that no ordinary person has: He was next in line to the presidency. I saw no chance that he would resign first, then take his chances on trial, conviction, and jail.

~Elliot Richardson

Topics: Asset Bargaining Chance Chances Conviction First Had He His However Jail Line Next No Chance Ordinary Ordinary Person Person Presidency President Resign Saw Take Then Trial Vice Vice President Would

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I had a friend who had done the cinematics for 'Splinter Cell: Conviction,' so he kind of indoctrinated me into the series. I did a bunch of temp stuff for him - I roughed stuff in the game for him, playing about nine characters - just so he had some character templates to work from.

~Eric Johnson

Topics: About Bunch Cell Character Characters Conviction Did Done Friend Game Had He Him Just Kind Me Nine Playing Series Some Stuff Who Work

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Parents must not only have certain ways of guiding by prohibition and permission, they must also be able to represent to the child a deep, almost somatic conviction that there is meaning in what they are doing.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Able Almost Also Certain Child Conviction Deep Doing Guiding Meaning Must Only Parents Permission Prohibition Represent Ways

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I think most of my career has been built on conviction and the personality to carry that image or stride confidently on the catwalk. That was my beginning and, hopefully, my legacy.

~Erin O'Connor

Topics: Been Beginning Built Career Carry Confidently Conviction Hopefully Image Legacy Most Personality Stride Think I Think

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I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Congress Conviction Enough Growing Had Much Operating Partisanship Progress Should Too Too Much

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