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Queen Victoria: A strange, horrible...

Queen Victoria: A strange, horrible...

A strange, horrible business, but I suppose good enough for Shakespeare's day.

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Princess of Wales Diana: The greatest problem...

Princess of Wales Diana: The greatest problem...

The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each...

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Princess of Wales Diana: Don't call me...

Princess of Wales Diana: Don't call me...

Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to help.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Source: In Apophthegms, by...

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George III: A traitor is...

George III: A traitor is...

A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.

Source: In The Stein and Day...

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Marie Antoinette: Qu'ils mangent de...

Marie Antoinette: Qu'ils mangent de...

'Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.' Let them eat cake.

Source: Traditional but wrong...

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Marie Antoinette: Courage! I have...

Marie Antoinette: Courage! I have...

Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to...

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Alexander the Great: If I were...

Alexander the Great: If I were...

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

Source: Life of Alexander, Bk. XIV by...

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George McGovern: Don't throw away...

George McGovern: Don't throw away...

Don't throw away your conscience.

Source: In Words of Wisdom, by Wm. Safire &...

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Otto von Bismarck: The three signs...

Otto von Bismarck: The three signs...

The three signs of great men are -- generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in...

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Otto von Bismarck: Laws are like...

Otto von Bismarck: Laws are like...

Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.

Source:...

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Otto von Bismarck: Better pointed bullets...

Otto von Bismarck: Better pointed bullets...

Better pointed bullets than pointed words.

Source: Speech, 1850.
-- Otto von...

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Edward F Halifax: Hope is generally...

Edward F Halifax: Hope is generally...

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.

Source:...

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Georges Clemenceau: In order to...

Georges Clemenceau: In order to...

In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with...

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Stanley Baldwin: A platitude is...

Stanley Baldwin: A platitude is...

A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.

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David Lloyd George: Diplomats were invented...

David Lloyd George: Diplomats were invented...

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Source: Comment on preparations for...

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A J Balfour: It is unfortunate,...

A J Balfour: It is unfortunate,...

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the...

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A J Balfour: He [A. J....

A J Balfour: He [A. J....

He [A. J. Balfour] was eminently one of the Cole Porter school of famous men, who only fell to rise again. Picking...

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Charles Sumner: Nothing from man's...

Charles Sumner: Nothing from man's...

Nothing from man's hands, no law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.

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Charles Sumner: From the beginning...

Charles Sumner: From the beginning...

From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human...

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