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So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born.

~Edward Dahlberg

Topics: Born Consideration Creature Dies Given He Imaginary Imperfections Improve Lives Man Much No Time Only Our Our Lives Over Perfect Than Time Truth Truth Is Vices Virtues Worse

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Given that you'll never be able to prevent copying, the question is, what can you do to minimize it? What can you do to make consumers happy enough with legitimate use of the system that they'll be willing to pay for it?

~Edward Felten

Topics: Able Consumers Copying Enough Given Happy Legitimate Make Minimize Never Pay Prevent Question System Use Willing You

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It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Action Always Been Cast Deposit Ear Given Had Last Long Memory Mould Paragraph Pen Polish Practice Single Suspend Till Try Work

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Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.

~Edward Gorey

Topics: Almost Any Any Given Moment Boring Course Dangerous Does Floor Given Life Makes May Moment Never Open Same Same Time Time Up Well

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The glorified will not be pilgrims, transient visitors, or tenants at will, but settled, permanent, walled, established by title, through eternity by warrantee deed, signed, sealed, recorded, possession given. No renters, no lessees of Heaven, but all property and home owners.

~Edward Mckendree Bounds

Topics: Deed Established Eternity Given Glorified Heaven Home Owners Permanent Pilgrims Possession Property Recorded Sealed Settled Signed Through Title Transient Visitors Will

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Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.

~Edward Viii

Topics: Advice Chance Count Down Ever Feet Given Miss Never Observed Old Only Opportunity Perhaps Pieces Positive Really Relieve Rest Rules Sit Supplied Two Who Your Yourself

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The Mitch Rapp novels are as thrilling and entertaining as they are relevant. I am delighted to be given the opportunity to translate them to the screen.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Am Delighted Entertaining Given Novels Opportunity Relevant Screen Them Thrilling Translate I Am

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We've suspended the willing suspension of disbelief. We have given up that relationship, that almost hypnotic engagement, with the characters up on the screen.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Almost Characters Disbelief Engagement Given Hypnotic Relationship Screen Suspended Suspension Up Willing

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All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me.

~Egon Schiele

Topics: After Beautiful Been Behind Birth Decay Eternal Even Fruit Given Great How Joy Leave Me Must Noble Qualities Shall Therefore United Vitality Which Will Your

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I feel that my ideas of beauty have been given very strong backing by Botticelli and a few others: Slender hands, long neck, long limbs - look at Nefertiti. She was very teensy-weensy with a long neck and wide-spaced eyes.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Backing Beauty Been Eyes Feel Few Given Hands Ideas Limbs Long Look Neck Others She Slender Strong Very I Feel

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