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• It's Russell Montgomery the Third, actually," said Rusty, still grinning. "But I'd be obliged if you keep that bit of information to yourself." "I don't imagine any of us cares enough to remember," Jared said.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Care, Information, Remember

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2013). “Untold”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• It could kill you," Maura said. Then there was the awkward moment that arrives when two thirds of the people in the room know that the other third is supposed to die in fewer than nine months, and the person who is meant to die is not one of the ones in the know.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Two, People, Awkward

  Maggie Stiefvater (2013). “The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)”, p.93, Scholastic Inc.

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• Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Trying, Firsts, Get Up

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Reckoners Series”, p.144, Delacorte Press

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• One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.

  Dean Rusk

  Time, Two, People

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• First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Money

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• As for a climactic conflict between a once-Christian West and an Islamic world that is growing in numbers and advancing inexorably into Europe for the third time in 14 centuries, on this one, Breivik may be right.

  Pat Buchanan

  Christian, Islamic, Numbers

  "A Fire Bell in the Night for Norway". Article by Patrick J. Buchanan, www.theamericanconservative.com. July 25, 2011.

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• Happy are they, who in the matter of marriage observe three rules. The first is to marry only in the Lord, and after prayer for God’s approval and blessing. The second is not to expect too much from their partners, and to remember that marriage is, after all, the union of two sinners, and not of two angels. The third rule is to strive first and foremost for one another’s sanctification. The more holy married people are, the happier they are.

  J. C. Ryle

  Prayer, Angel, Blessing

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• This national argument is usually interpreted as a battle between imperialists led by Roosevelt and Lodge and anti-imperialists led by William Jennings Bryan and Carl Schurz. It is far more accurate and illuminating however, to view it as a three-cornered fight. The third group was a coalition of businessmen, intellectuals, and politicians who opposed traditional colonialism and advocated instead a policy of an open door through which America's preponderant economic strength would enter and dominate all underdeveloped areas of the world.

  William Appleman Williams

  Fighting, Doors, Views

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• Look at what has happened to Miami. It has become a Third World country. You just pick it up and take it and move it someplace. You would never know you're in the United States of America. You would certainly say you're in a Third World country.

  Tom Tancredo

  Country, Moving, America

  "GOP Rep. Calls Miami 'Third World Country'". www.cbsnews.com. November 30, 2006.

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• I'm no great fan of the phallus, and have made my own views known on this subject before, so I do not propose a return to a notion of the phallus as the third term in any and all relations of desire.

  Judith Butler

  Views, Desire, Fans

  Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory Judith Butler (2004). “Undoing Gender”, p.135, Routledge

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• Built on the foundation of concentration is the third aspect of the Buddha’s path of awakening: clarity of vision and the development of wisdom.

  Jack Kornfield

  Vision, Foundation, Development

  Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield (2001). “Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation”, p.14, Shambhala Publications

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• There are three ways of securing a society that shall be stable as regards population. The first is that of birth control, the second that of infanticide or really destructive wars, and the third that of general misery except for a powerful minority.

  Bertrand Russell

  Powerful, War, Eugenics

  Bertrand Russell (2012). “The Impact of Science on Society”, p.117, Routledge

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• Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce.

  Michael Pollan

  Ingredients, Products, Containing

  Michael Pollan (2009). “Food Rules: An Eater's Manual”, p.19, Penguin

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• Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.

  Eddie Van Halen

  Alcohol, Overcoming, Complication

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• Our revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of mans experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be the heirs of all the revolutions of the world, of all the liberation struggles of the peoples of the Third World. We draw the lessons of the American revolution.

  Thomas Sankara

  Struggle, Humanity, Wish

  Thomas Sankara (1988). “Thomas Sankara speaks: the Burkina Faso revolution, 1983-87”, Pathfinder Pr

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• One of the regime's most important tactics is the creation of a third force in the country.

  Joe Slovo

  Country, Important, Tactics

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• I've built a solid career there, but America's ten times the size. Now that we're onto the third record, I feel like the stars have aligned and American audiences are embracing my music even more.

  Chantal Kreviazuk

  Stars, Careers, America

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• First thoughts have tremendous energy. The internal censor usually squelches them, so we live in the realm of second and third thoughts, thoughts on thought, twice and three times removed from the direct connection of the first fresh flash.

  Natalie Goldberg

  Energy, Connections, Three

  Natalie Goldberg (2016). “Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within”, p.11, Shambhala Publications

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• We've got a third, first and a pole; I don't think you could ask for much more than that. Hopefully we can finish it off [tonight].

  Kevin Harvick

  Thinking, Tonight, Firsts

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• My friend Heinrich Zimmer of years ago used to say, 'The best things can't be told,' because they transcend thought. 'The second best are misunderstood,' because those are the thoughts that are supposed to refer to that which can't be thought about, and one gets stuck in the thoughts. 'The third best are what we talk about.'

  Heinrich Zimmer

  Years, Misunderstood, Second Best

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• I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.

  Lynn Abbey

  Successful, Editing, Editors

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• When you write a song, most of the words you use are in black and white, and then, from time to time, you use one that’s in color. These words in color are a part of ourselves, because we give them a meaning. If you like, we give them a third dimension.

  Jacques Brel

  Song, Writing, Black And White

  "Nous les artistes: Jacques Brel". www.imdb.com. 1979.

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• There are three ways to spoil a public man: women, gambling, and listening to experts. The first is the pleasantest, the second is the fastest, but the third is the most certain.

  Georges Pompidou

  Men, Gambling, Listening

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• A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.

  Jean-Pierre Raffarin

  Country, Two, Doe

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• When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Done, Opponents, Firsts

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.93, Pen and Sword

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