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It is impossible in our condition of Society not to be sometimes a Snob.

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William Makepeace Thackeray
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Category: Society

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. The divine right of husbands like the divine right of kings may it is hoped in this enlightened age be contested without danger.
  • 2. I envy the sensibility in Europe appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I might dye my gray hair for a bit but beyond that the buck stops. I'm not having any work done.
  • 3. One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I was dating my first boyfriend in high school for a long time and we broke up before prom. I hadn't met anyone else that I really wanted to go with and my friends have always been amazing. So I went with my friends and got a million photos with them!
  • 2. The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.
  • 3. I love heels… whoever created heels is amazing!

3 Anger

  • 1. Another night I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger.
  • 2. Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them.
  • 3. I have some anger issues.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team the only undefeated season.
  • 2. Presently the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought about to encourage and sponsor a variety of historical activities that advance our understanding of the American Jewish experience as it marks this milestone anniversary.
  • 3. Love grows more tremendously full swift poignant as the years multiply.

5 Architecture

  • 1. I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.
  • 2. Architecture is politics.
  • 3. It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?
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