- His
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only Quotes
On narrowed choices and the one option that remains.
The word 'only' frames very different ideas here: a single film genre praised for its originality, a physicist's account of shifting foundations, and a stated view on Cold War-era power struggles across Europe. For more, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Big Ones
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- Nov 07, 2020
The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out again later.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only conclusion you can draw from the real historical movement is that by and large, in day-to-day life, what Lenin called trade union consciousness dominates the working class. I would call it elementary class consciousness of the working class.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only under conditions of revolutionary crises do you have the highest level of self-organization; this is the Soviet type of organization, which is to say, workers' councils, people's councils, call them what you want, popular committees.
- Grand
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- Nov 07, 2020
What kind of crops do they raise in the towns? Only Grand Dukes, Bolsheviks and drunkards!
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The medical device tax repeal is the only proposal that had the most bipartisan votes coming out of the House and has the opportunity in the Senate to gain tractions, and it fixes a part of ObamaCare in terms of repealing an awful tax. And it's got bipartisan support.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our failed population-centric approach to Afghanistan has only led to missed opportunities, which is why Afghanistan depends on donors for 90% of government revenues. A smarter, trade-centric approach will boost Afghanistan's long-run viability by weaning it off donor welfare dependency.
- China
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- Nov 07, 2020
China trading with its neighbours and building infrastructure brings only benefits.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know a lot of people recognize me or know me from 'Battlestar Galactica,' but I only did a couple of episodes.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020