"In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness."

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

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"Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires."

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"In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison."

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"Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all."

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"It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation."

Jack Schwartz, American Scientist

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"That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter."

Edward Everett, American Statesman

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