"The oldest theory of contract is I think negative."

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"The oldest theory of contract is I think negative."

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"But to me nothing - the negative, the empty - is exceedingly powerful."

Alan Watts, English Philosopher

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"You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job."

James Lovelock, English Scientist

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"Consumption may be regarded as negative production."

Alfred Marshall, English Economist

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"Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!"

Donna Karan, American Designer

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"A moment's reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force."

Francis Parker Yockey, American Writer

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"The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence."

Douglas Dunn, Scottish Poet

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"But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

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"Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes."

W. Clement Stone, American Businessman

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"We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative."

Herb Kohl, American Politician

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"I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."

Michael Jordan, American Athlete

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"Not that pleading can be taken as a test, for the forms of action, notably Debt, ignore the fundamental difference between duties imposed by law and duties created by the will of the parties."

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"It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse."

Law

"The practice of the law is a perfectly distinct art."

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"The lawyer has not reached the height of his vocation who does not find therein... scope for a peculiar but genuine artistic function."

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"Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own."

Pet

"If you deny that any principles of conduct at all are common to and admitted by all men who try to behave reasonably - well, I don't see how you can have any ethics or any ethical background for law."

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"Our lady the Common Law is a very wise old lady though she still has something to learn in telling what she knows."

Lady

"Have you ever found any logical reason why mutual promises are sufficient consideration for one another (like the two lean horses of a Calcutta hack who can only just stand together)? I have not."

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"Yet when one suspects that a man knows something about life that one hasn't heard before one is uneasy until one has found out what he has to say."

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"It is strange how little harm bad codes do."

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