Edmund Barton Quotes

It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.

Edmund Barton

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The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

Jessica Savitch

GoodFirePeopleHotelBadNews

I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded.

Matt Dillon

MoreGreatestLikeBoyfriendCreep

In 2012, I received a phone call from the family of Arsala Rahmani, the Afghan senator with whom I'd become friendly. That morning, a gunman had pulled up alongside Rahmani's vehicle, idling in a crowded intersection, and shot him point blank.

Anand Gopal

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The injury that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.

Steve Perry

FearManVengeanceNeedInjuryMust

In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I don't think you could say something nicer to an entertainer or performer - can't get more respectful.

Steven Adler

PeopleThinkLanguageYouSayMore

There's a difference between criminals and crooks. Crooks steal. Criminals blow some guy's brains out. I'm a crook.

Ronald Biggs

DifferenceOutBrainsGuySteal

There's something about the idea of writing, and thinking about writing as a form of prayer - the way as a writer you call out into the world and throw your words into the world. You're not praying to a god, but you're almost conjuring a reader to arrive. That's what books do: they're an invitation to readers.

Ruth Ozeki

GodPrayerWordsWritingWorldYou

I don't know that a political climate - as long as it's still a free country - makes much difference in the film world.

Mike Nichols

WorldFreePoliticalLongCountry

People on Twitter can follow tech if they're interested in tech, or business if they're interested in business, or they can follow celebrities that they're fans of.

Jonah Peretti

BusinessPeopleFollowFansTech

I don't know if you've ever knit a sweater, but by the end of it, you're like, 'Ugh I can't wear this. I can't stand the color. I'm so tired of it.'

Perrey Reeves

TiredColorEndStandYouKnow

Traveling the world can be an amazing - and even better - a happy experience. You just have to do it the right way.

Shawn Achor

ExperienceHappyAmazingWorldYou

I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen as biased.

Sebastian Coe

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