"In the crowded and difficult conditions of a steep hillside, houses have had to struggle to establish their territory and to survive."

Houses, Struggle

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"In the crowded and difficult conditions of a steep hillside, houses have had to struggle to establish their territory and to survive."

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"We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways."

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"I got very cross with the term, kitchen sink. It just meant that you invaded different kinds of houses, where it was very difficult to avoid kitchen sink."

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"All houses are haunted. All persons are haunted. Throngs of spirits follow us everywhere. We are never alone."

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"I am now a turtle. Virtually everything I own is on my back and suffice it to say I am one ton lighter and therefore 2,000 pounds happier. All houses are gone."

Bobby Darin, American Musician

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"We believe the 36, nearly 40, billion pound discount given for a right to buy houses took a million houses out of the public housing sector which is desperately needed for rent."

John Prescott, British Politician

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"Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it."

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"Nothing of the kind; they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quantity of straw to stop up the crevices in the doors and windows."

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