The sound of water escaping from mill-dams,
etc., willows, old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brickwork.those scenes made me a painter and I am grateful.
View quotes by John ConstableEvery civilizing step in history has been ridiculed as 'sentimental', 'impractical', or 'womanish',
etc., by those whose fun, profit or convenience was at stake.
View quotes by Joan GilbertValues such as holding a door open for a woman, helping a mother off a train with a pushchair or up an escalator, worrying what time my daughter will be home and whether she is escorted, buying flowers and paying for dinner,
etc.
View quotes by Mike NewellThe first reference I can find to this quotation seems to be in 'The St Catharines Standard' (St Cathariens, Ontario, Canada (Osprey Press)) Ocober 13, 2000.
A Canadian politician William Peter Randall was lamenting on the lack of election races and apparent public lack of interest.
He said, 'Acclamation is not democracy, it is apathy'.
You can find more about him in Wikipedia
etc.
I have seen the quotation used a few times since then and belive it may be a good addition to your database.
John
Acclamation is not democracy, it is apathy.
-Willam Peter Randall
Canadian Politician, Quotiation circa 2000
View quotes by William Peter RandallI keep them in my theatre at home. Well, it’s supposed to be a theatre room but it has just become a storage room [on things she gets from fans
etc]
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