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Everything is so unstable in these times of progress at any cost, and social customs and methods of life alter so rapidly, that a few years now suffice to change completely the face of usages which, at their inception, bade fair to outlive the age - so enthusiastically were they welcomed by the public.

~Auguste Escoffier

Topics: Age Alter Any Change Cost Customs Everything Face Fair Few Inception Life Methods Now Outlive Progress Public Rapidly Social Suffice Times Unstable Welcomed Were Which Years

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The Indian community in Canada has integrated much better than the Indian community in United States. They've become really Canadian at the same time as keeping all their Indian characters and customs and social groups.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Become Better Canada Canadian Characters Community Customs Groups Indian Integrated Keeping Much Really Same Same Time Social States Than Time United United States

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Although more than 500 million maritime containers move around the world each year, accounting for 90 per cent of international trade, only 2 per cent are inspected. Strengthening customs and immigration systems is essential.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accounting Although Around Cent Customs Each Each Year Essential Immigration International International Trade Maritime Million More Move Only Per Strengthening Systems Than Trade World Year

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Thank God we're going to try to continue and effectively defend our frontiers with the Border Patrol, with the Customs Department, with the Coast Guard, with the Armed Forces.

~Barry Mccaffrey

Topics: Armed Armed Forces Border Border Patrol Coast Coast Guard Continue Customs Defend Department Effectively Forces Frontiers God Going Guard Our Patrol Thank Thank God Try

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Ordinary Geiger counters, worn on belt clips and resembling pagers, have been in use by the U.S. Customs Service for years.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Been Belt Customs Ordinary Resembling Service Use Worn Years

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In the U.S. or in the West, mobility means owning your own car. Cities are designed around spread-out suburbs, societal customs are that kids get a car after a certain age, and car ownership is very high.

~Bhavish Aggarwal

Topics: After Age Around Car Certain Certain Age Cities Customs Designed Get High Kids Means Mobility Own Ownership Owning Societal Suburbs Very West Your

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These are busy times for the Border Patrol, the customs agents, immigration folks; but if we are going to send these agencies to fight a war on drugs, to fight a war against illegal behavior, we have to send them the proper tools.

~Bob Filner

Topics: Against Agencies Agents Behavior Border Border Patrol Busy Customs Fight Folks Going Illegal Immigration Patrol Proper Send Them Times Tools War War On Drugs

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We wouldn't turn over our customs service or our border patrol to a foreign government. We shouldn't turn over the ports of the United States, either.

~Bob Menendez

Topics: Border Border Patrol Customs Either Foreign Government Our Over Patrol Ports Service States Turn United United States

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I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.

~Buffalo Bill

Topics: Correct Could Customs Etc Faces Giving Government Had Idea Indians Known Life Make Over Pale People Returned Seen States Taking Them Thought United United States Well

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The death industry markets caskets and embalming under the rubric of helping bodies look 'natural,' but our current death customs are as natural as training majestic creatures like bears and elephants to dance in cute little outfits, or erecting replicas of the Eiffel Tower and Venetian canals in the middle of the harsh American desert.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: American Bears Bodies Creatures Current Customs Cute Dance Death Desert Eiffel Tower Elephants Harsh Helping Industry Like Little Look Majestic Markets Middle Natural Our Outfits Tower Training

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