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However saying that I totally support the concept of civil partnerships in the eyes of the law, and think it a disgrace that same sex couples have had to wait so long for legal rights, protection and recognition.

~Adam Rickitt

Topics: Civil Concept Couples Disgrace Eyes Had However Law Legal Long Partnerships Protection Recognition Rights Same Saying Sex Support Think Totally Wait

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There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.

~Aeschylus

Topics: Disgrace Enemy Hand Hate Ill Mutually Suffering You

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Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Affection Been Caught Class Considered Disaster Disgrace Family Father Kissing Like Mother Show Shown Sign Weakness Would

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No matter what cause one defends, it will suffer permanent disgrace if one resorts to blind attacks on crowds of innocent people.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Attacks Blind Cause Crowds Defends Disgrace Innocent Innocent People Matter People Permanent Suffer Will

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The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.

~Alexander Hamilton

Topics: Danger Deserves Disgrace Master Nation Prefer Prepared Which

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I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around student. Afterwards my father said to me, 'Never, ever disgrace me like that again.' When I tell my Western friends, they are aghast. But I adore my father. It didn't knock my self-esteem at all.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Adore Afterwards Again All-Around Best Came Ceremony Concert Disgrace Else Ever Father Friends Had History Knock Like Me Never Once Parents Prize Said Second Self-Esteem Somebody Student Tell Western Won

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New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.

~Andrew Cuomo

Topics: Backwards Blush Boss Corruption Could Disgrace Down Even Government High Low Make Model National New New York Now One Time Performance Sometimes State State Government Taxes Time Unfortunately Upside Upside Down York

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There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.

~Anna Held

Topics: Around Born Disgrace Silver Silver Spoon Spoon Time Working I Was Born

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It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.

~Benjamin E. Mays

Topics: Disgrace Reach Stars

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It's no disgrace to play against the world's champions and lose by one service break in the last two sets.

~Bobby Riggs

Topics: Against Break Champions Disgrace Last Lose Play Service Sets Two World

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