What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.

—Benjamin Disraeli

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About Benjamin Disraeli

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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881), was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies...

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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

—Benjamin Disraeli

Silence is the mother of truth.

—Benjamin Disraeli

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

—Benjamin Disraeli

He was one of those men who think that the world can be saved by writing a pamphlet.

—Benjamin Disraeli

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As for our majority… one is enough.

—Benjamin Disraeli

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I don't know what I'm doing in the next five minutes and she has the next ten years figured out.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

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We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

—Mary McCarthy

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There are some people out there who don't wait for what comes next. They decide what should come next and they go and make it happen.

—Jonathan Tropper in One Last Thing Before I Go

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You know how it feels right before a tornado hits? I mean when the sky’s still clear, but the wind’s starting to cool off and change direction. You know something’s coming, but you don’t always know what. That’s how things feel to me right now.

—P.C. Cast in Betrayed

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