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My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it. ”
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. ”
Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions. ”
In a gallery, there's an expectation of high prices and a somewhat elitist atmosphere. ”
I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves. ”
Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness. ”
Losing the ball is not going to help your team, so I am trying to change that. ”
It is a sound principle of finance, and a still sounder principle of government, that those who have the duty of expending the revenue of a country should also be saddled with the responsibility of levying and providing it. ”
For the past few years my fans have made it very clear that they would like to read my novels and revisit my family of characters faster than I can write them. For them, I am willing to make a change to my working methods so the stories in my head can reach the page more frequently. ”
The whole structure of African government, as far back as we know, was based on tyranny. One guy ran the show. Chiefs like Chaka and Mzilikazi committed terrible atrocities. That is the tradition from which modern African rulers spring. It won't change easily overnight. ”