“
Is it fair for the bears to come down to where humans live, looking for food? Is it fair for the Duke's soldiers to shoot at them? Is it fair for the bears to crush them with giant snowballs?
Often, if you point out something that isn't fair, someone will reply, "Life isn't fair." What is to be done with such people?
”
”
Lemony Snicket (The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily)
“
When I meet a pretty girl and beg her: "Be so good as to come with me," and she walks past without a word, this is what she means to say:
"You are no Duke with a famous name, no broad American with Red Indian figure, level, brooding eyes and a skin tempered by the air of the prairies and the rivers that flow through them, you have never journeyed to the seven seas and voyaged on them wherever they may be, I don't know where. So why, pray, should a pretty girl like myself go with you?"
"You forget that no automobile swings you through the street in long thrusts; I see no gentlemen escorting you in a close half-circle, pressing on your skirts from behind and murmuring blessings on your head; your breasts are well laced into your bodice, but your thighs and hips make up for that restraint; you are wearing a taffeta dress with a pleated skirt such as delighted all of us last autumn, and yet you smile-inviting mortal danger-from time to time."
"Yes, we're both in the right, and to keep us from being irrevocably aware of it, hadn't we better just go our separate ways home?
”
”
Franz Kafka
“
The dark-haired stranger’s head snapped around. “Daphne? Did he say Daphne?”
She drew back, unnerved by his direct question and the rather intense look in his eyes. “Yes.”
“Your name is Daphne?”
Now she was beginning to wonder if he was an idiot. “Yes.”
He groaned. “Not Daphne Bridgerton.”
Her face slid into a puzzled frown. “The very one.”
Simon staggered back a step. He suddenly felt physically ill, as his brain finally processed the fact that she had thick, chestnut hair.
The famous Bridgerton hair. Not to mention the Bridgerton nose, and cheekbones, and— Bugger it all, this was Anthony’s sister!
Bloody hell.
There were rules among friends, commandments, really, and the most important one was Thou Shalt Not Lust After Thy Friend’s Sister.
While he stood there, probably staring at her like a complete idiot, she planted her hands on her hips, and demanded, “And who are you?”
“Simon Basset,” he muttered.
“The duke?” she squeaked.
He nodded grimly.
“Oh, dear.
”
”
Julia Quinn (The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1))
“
The Christian answer to this is that no two people are compatible. Duke University ethics professor Stanley Hauerwas has famously made this point: Destructive to marriage is the self-fulfillment ethic that assumes marriage and the family are primarily institutions of personal fulfillment, necessary for us to become “whole” and happy. The assumption is that there is someone just right for us to marry and that if we look closely enough we will find the right person. This moral assumption overlooks a crucial aspect to marriage. It fails to appreciate the fact that we always marry the wrong person. We never know whom we marry; we just think we do. Or even if we first marry the right person, just give it a while and he or she will change. For marriage, being [the enormous thing it is] means we are not the same person after we have entered it. The primary problem is . . . learning how to love and care for the stranger to whom you find yourself married.40
”
”
Timothy J. Keller (The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God)
“
You know who we been living with for the past week? We been living with the only man in history who ever took a piece in the ladies’ can of a Boston & Maine train. When the conductor caught him in there with his Winter Carnival date she screamed, ‘He trapped me!’ and that’s how he got his name. This is the famous Trapper John. God, Trapper, I speak for the Duke as well as myself when I say it’s an honor to have you with us. Have a martini, Trapper.
”
”
Richard Hooker (MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors)
“
Einstein’s ‘spooky interactions.’” Einstein had famously described quantum entanglement as “spooky action at a distance.
”
”
Stacy Horn (Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory)
“
The fact that so many books still name the Beatles as "the greatest or most significant or most influential" rock band ever only tells you how far rock music still is from becoming a serious art. Jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians of all time are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all time. Classical critics rank the highly controversial Beethoven over classical musicians who were highly popular in courts around Europe. Rock critics, instead, are still blinded by commercial success. The Beatles sold more than anyone else (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Jazz critics grow up listening to a lot of jazz music of the past, classical critics grow up listening to a lot of classical music of the past. Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers.
”
”
Piero Scaruffi
“
It was at that battle that Goethe, present on the staff of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, made (we are told) a famous remark: “From today and from this place begins a new epoch in the history of the world.
”
”
Will Durant (The Age of Napoleon: The Story of Civilization, Volume XI)
“
Duke University’s legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, or Coach K as he’s often called, famously came up with the dictum, widely practiced in sports, of “next play.” If you miss a shot in basketball, swing and miss in baseball, or throw an interception in football, you should quickly reset your mind and keep going. Focus on the task at hand rather than on what just happened.
”
”
Matt Abrahams (Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot)
“
Silicon Valley is famous for mantras like “move fast and break things” and implementing them through strategies like “minimum viable product” (MVP). These types of agile strategies can only work if you have the option to quit. You can’t put out an MVP unless you have the ability to pull it back. The whole point is to get information quickly, so you can quit the stuff that isn’t working and stick with the things that are worthwhile or develop new things that might work even better.
”
”
Annie Duke (Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away)
“
Example: a famous-to-economists finding in behavioral economics concerns pricing, and the fact that people have a provable bias towards the middle of three prices. It was first demonstrated with an experiment in beer pricing: when there were two beers, a third of people chose the cheaper; adding an even cheaper beer made the share of that beer go up, because it was now in the middle of three prices; adding an even more expensive beer at the top, and dropping the cheapest beer, made the share of the new beer in the middle (which had previously been the most expensive) go up from two-thirds to 90 percent. Having a price above and a price below makes the price in the middle seem more appealing. This experiment has been repeated with other consumer goods, such as ovens, and is now a much-used strategy in the corporate world. Basically, if you have two prices for something, and want to make more people pay the higher price, you add a third, even higher price; that makes the formerly highest price more attractive. Watch out for this strategy. (The research paper about beer pricing, written by a trio of economists at Duke University in 1982, was published in the Journal of Consumer Research. It’s called “Adding Asymetrically Dominated Alternatives: Violations of Regularity and the Simularity Hypothesis”—which must surely be the least engaging title ever given to an article about beer.)
”
”
John Lanchester (How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say-And What It Really Means: What the Money People Say―And What It Really Means)
“
In the year 1868, famous Indologist Max Muller wrote in a letter to the Duke of Argyll, who was the then Secretary of Education to India, “India had been conquered once, but India must be conquered again and that second conquest must be a conquest by education.” In one letter, which Muller wrote to his wife, it has been revealed that he was especially employed to translate the Vedas in such a way that the Hindus lose faith in them.
”
”
Vinit Goenka (Enemies Within)
“
Harold may or may not have been hit in the eye: the story first appears one hundred years later, and the arrow shaft on the famous Bayeux Tapestry may have been only added in the eighteenth century by bored nuns. It’s possible also that the eye story was Norman propaganda, since blinding was the biblical punishment for oath-breakers; but either way he was dead. One story has William leading this death squad but it is extremely unlikely he’d have done something so risky; likewise with a later tale that Gyrth unhorsed William before the duke killed him, which is most likely borrowed from The Iliad. By the end of the day the Normans had lost 2,500 men, the English 4,000, including most of the country’s nobility. After the battle William didn’t bother to bury the defeated, and it was left to Harold’s mistress, Edith Swan-Neck, to identify him by a part ‘known only to her’, as his face had been so badly mutilated. However the indignity continued; William wouldn’t give up the body, even after Harold’s mother offered him her son’s weight in gold if she’d return him, and to this day no one knows where England’s last English king lies.
”
”
Ed West (1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England)
“
Daniel Kahneman used the famous Müller-Lyer illusion to illustrate this.
”
”
Annie Duke (Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts)
“
House Atreides claimed to trace its roots more than twelve thousand years, back to the ancient sons of Atreus on Old Terra. Now the family embraced its long history, despite the numerous tragic and dishonorable incidents it contained. The dukes had made an annual tradition of performing the classic tragedy Agamemnon, most famous son of Atreus and one of the generals who had conquered Troy.
”
”
Brian Herbert (House Atreides (Prelude to Dune, #1))
“
Duke of Buckingham, a sometime favorite of King Charles II and famously satirized by poet laureate John Dryden: Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was everything by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
”
”
Justin Kaplan (When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods & Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age)
“
In my head, I’m composing a new piece of music.” Vim turned to see Lord Val riding along beside him. “It will be called, ‘Lament for a Promising Young Composer Who Died of a Frozen Bum-Fiddle.’ I’ll do something creative with the violins and double basses—a bit of humor for my final work. It will be published posthumously, of course, and bring me rave reviews from all my critics. ‘A tragic loss,’ they’ll all say. It could bring frozen bum-fiddles into fashion.” “You haven’t any critics.” St. Just spoke over his shoulder, having abdicated the lead position to his sister. “Ellen won’t allow it, more’s the pity.” “My wife is ever wise—” “Oh, famous.” Westhaven’s muttered imprecation interrupted his idiot younger brother. Lord Val leaned over toward Vim. “There’s another word, a word that alliterates with famous, that his-lordship-my-brother-the-heir has eschewed since becoming a father. Famous is his attempt at compromise.” “I’ll say it, then.” St. Just sighed as another flurry drifted down from the sky. “Fuck. It’s going to snow again. Beg sincere pardon for my language, Sophie.” She
”
”
Grace Burrowes (Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (The Duke's Daughters, #1; Windham, #4))
“
That is just famous.” Westhaven scowled at the empty basket of rolls, wanting nothing so much as to summon Sindal back into the room—but for what? “Yes,” Valentine said, though his expression was more puzzled than thunderous. “If Sophie and Sindal were in separate bedrooms several doors apart, how does he know she was getting up and down all night with the child? I slept in one of those bedrooms for years and never heard Sophie stirring around at night.” St. Just smiled a little crookedly. “Because you sleep like the dead and snore accordingly.
”
”
Grace Burrowes (Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (The Duke's Daughters, #1; Windham, #4))
“
And now he’d hurt her feelings, which was just… famous, as Westhaven would have said. Bloody, famously famous. “Sophie.” He reached over and covered her hand with his own for just a moment. Her brothers were allowing them some privacy by dropping back a few dozen yards, probably because the entire party was in full view of the house. “I will treasure the memories I already have of this holiday season for all the rest of my days.” She urged her horse to a slightly faster walk, which meant Vim had to drop his hand or look as ridiculous as he felt.
”
”
Grace Burrowes (Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (The Duke's Daughters, #1; Windham, #4))
“
By the time of Mary’s second French betrothal, Henry was already beginning to doubt the validity and the usefulness of his marriage to Catherine and considering the possibility of annulment. At least in Henry’s eyes, Catherine had failed him by having no sons, and Henry had lost interest in her. Instead, he was interested in a certain France-returned coquettish aristocratic courtier descended from the powerful Howards of Norfolk (the incumbent Duke’s niece), Anne Boleyn. Try as he might, Henry could not get Anne to become his mistress, but she did agree to become his Queen consort, famously telling him, “I beseech your highness most earnestly to desist, and to this my answer in good part. I would rather lose my life than my honesty”.
”
”
Charles River Editors (Bloody Mary: The Life and Legacy of England’s Most Notorious Queen)
“
As the battle began Ivo Taillefer, the minstrel knight who had claimed the right to make the first attack, advanced up the hill on horseback, throwing his lance and sword into the air and catching them before the English army. He then charged deep into the English ranks, and was slain. The cavalry charges of William’s mail-clad knights, cumbersome in manœuvre, beat in vain upon the dense, ordered masses of the English. Neither the arrow hail nor the assaults of the horsemen could prevail against them. William’s left wing of cavalry was thrown into disorder, and retreated rapidly down the hill. On this the troops on Harold’s right, who were mainly the local “fyrd”, broke their ranks in eager pursuit. William, in the centre, turned his disciplined squadrons upon them and cut them to pieces. The Normans then re-formed their ranks and began a second series of charges upon the English masses, subjecting them in the intervals to severe archery. It has often been remarked that this part of the action resembles the afternoon at Waterloo, when Ney’s cavalry exhausted themselves upon the British squares, torn by artillery in the intervals. In both cases the tortured infantry stood unbroken. Never, it was said, had the Norman knights met foot-soldiers of this stubbornness. They were utterly unable to break through the shield-walls, and they suffered serious losses from deft blows of the axe-men, or from javelins, or clubs hurled from the ranks behind. But the arrow showers took a cruel toll. So closely, it was said, were the English wedged that the wounded could not be removed, and the dead scarcely found room in which to sink upon the ground. The autumn afternoon was far spent before any result had been achieved, and it was then that William adopted the time-honoured ruse of a feigned retreat. He had seen how readily Harold’s right had quitted their positions in pursuit after the first repulse of the Normans. He now organised a sham retreat in apparent disorder, while keeping a powerful force in his own hands. The house-carls around Harold preserved their discipline and kept their ranks, but the sense of relief to the less trained forces after these hours of combat was such that seeing their enemy in flight proved irresistible. They surged forward on the impulse of victory, and when half-way down the hill were savagely slaughtered by William’s horsemen. There remained, as the dusk grew, only the valiant bodyguard who fought round the King and his standard. His brothers, Gyrth and Leofwine, had already been killed. William now directed his archers to shoot high into the air, so that the arrows would fall behind the shield-wall, and one of these pierced Harold in the right eye, inflicting a mortal wound. He fell at the foot of the royal standard, unconquerable except by death, which does not count in honour. The hard-fought battle was now decided. The last formed body of troops was broken, though by no means overwhelmed. They withdrew into the woods behind, and William, who had fought in the foremost ranks and had three horses killed under him, could claim the victory. Nevertheless the pursuit was heavily checked. There is a sudden deep ditch on the reverse slope of the hill of Hastings, into which large numbers of Norman horsemen fell, and in which they were butchered by the infuriated English lurking in the wood. The dead king’s naked body, wrapped only in a robe of purple, was hidden among the rocks of the bay. His mother in vain offered the weight of the body in gold for permission to bury him in holy ground. The Norman Duke’s answer was that Harold would be more fittingly laid upon the Saxon shore which he had given his life to defend. The body was later transferred to Waltham Abbey, which he had founded. Although here the English once again accepted conquest and bowed in a new destiny, yet ever must the name of Harold be honoured in the Island for which he and his famous house-carls fought indomitably to the end.
”
”
Winston S. Churchill (The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1))
“
Standing near one of the potted shrubs that isolated the food and drink, I sipped at the punch and started picking out individual voices from the chatter around me, and individual dancers from the mass.
I overheard a conversation from the other side of the shrub. “…see Tamara? That’s the third time she’s gotten him.”
Curious, I looked at the dancers and easily found Lady Tamara--dancing with Shevraeth. They made a very handsome couple, her pale blue gown and dark hair, his colors the opposite. Her eyes gleamed through her famous lashes as she smiled up into his face; she then spoke, though the words were inaudible. He, of course, was exactly as unreadable as always.
“Tsk tsk.” A new voice joined in, drawling with sardonic amusement. “I suppose it’s inevitable. She’s always gotten what she’s wanted; and beware whoever gets in her way.”
“Everything?” the first voice said with a tinkly sort of laugh. “Compassing marriage to either of the cousins?”
“Come now, she’s dropped the lesser prospect. Why settle for a duke when there’s a king in reach?”
“Perhaps she’s been dropped” was the answer. “Or else the glare while Savona danced with the little Tlanth countess was a sham to provide entertainment for our speculation.”
Laughing, the speakers moved away. I stood where I was, watching Lady Tamara happily whirling about the room in Shevraeth’s grasp, and I realized that he hadn’t been near me since the beginning of the evening. Uncomfortable emotions began eroding my enjoyment. I tried to banish them, and also what I’d heard. It’s nothing to do with me, I told myself firmly, hoping there wasn’t some like conversation taking place elsewhere in the room--only with me as its subject. I didn’t do anything wrong.
Still, it was hard during the remaining dances to recapture the earlier joy, and at the end I was glad to follow Bran and Nee back upstairs to our rooms, Nee yawning all the way. My feet were tired, but I buoyed myself with the reminder that my Name Day came with dawn.
”
”
Sherwood Smith (Court Duel (Crown & Court, #2))
“
Diablos: the name given to the igniting of, and ignited, farts. Trevor Hickey is the undisputed master of this arcane and perilous art. The stakes could not be higher. Get the timing even slightly wrong and there will be consequences far more serious than singed trousers; the word backdraught clamours unspoken at the back of every spectator’s mind. Total silence now as, with an almost imperceptible tremble (entirely artificial, ‘just part of the show’ as Trevor puts it) his hand brings the match between his legs and – foom! a sound like the fabric of the universe being ripped in two, counterpointed by its opposite, a collective intake of breath, as from Trevor’s bottom proceeds a magnificent plume of flame – jetting out it’s got to be nearly three feet, they tell each other afterwards, a cold and beautiful purple-blue enchantment that for an instant bathes the locker room in unearthly light.
No one knows quite what Trevor Hickey’s diet is, or his exercise regime; if you ask him about it, he will simply say that he has a gift, and having witnessed it, you would be hard-pressed to argue, although why God should have given him this gift in particular is less easy to say. But then, strange talents abound in the fourteen-year-old confraternity. As well as Trevor Hickey, ‘The Duke of Diablos’, you have people like Rory ‘Pins’ Moran, who on one occasion had fifty-eight pins piercing the epidermis of his left hand; GP O’Sullivan, able to simulate the noises of cans opening, mobile phones bleeping, pneumatic doors, etc., at least as well as the guy in Police Academy; Henry Lafayette, who is double-jointed and famously escaped from a box of jockstraps after being locked inside it by Lionel. These boys’ abilities are regarded quite as highly by their peers as the more conventional athletic and sporting kinds, as is any claim to physical freakishness, such as waggling ears (Mitchell Gogan), unusually high mucous production (Hector ‘Hectoplasm’ O’Looney), notable ugliness (Damien Lawlor) and inexplicably slimy, greenish hair (Vince Bailey). Fame in the second year is a surprisingly broad church; among the two-hundred-plus boys, there is scarcely anyone who does not have some ability or idiosyncrasy or weird body condition for which he is celebrated.
As with so many things at this particular point in their lives, though, that situation is changing by the day. School, with its endless emphasis on conformity, careers, the Future, may be partly to blame, but the key to the shift in attitudes is, without a doubt, girls. Until recently the opinion of girls was of little consequence; now – overnight, almost – it is paramount; and girls have quite different, some would go so far as to say deeply conservative, criteria with regard to what constitutes a gift. They do not care how many golf balls you can fit in your mouth; they are unmoved by third nipples; they do not, most of them, consider mastery of Diablos to be a feather in your cap – even when you explain to them how dangerous it is, even when you offer to teach them how to do it themselves, an offer you have never extended to any of your classmates, who would actually pay big money for this expertise, or you could even call it lore – wait, come back!
”
”
Paul Murray (Skippy Dies)
“
At the height of the witch craze the Duke of Brunswick invited two learned and famous Jesuits—both of whom believed in witchcraft and in torture as a means of eliciting a confession—to join him in the Brunswick dungeon to witness the torture of a woman accused of witchcraft. Suspecting that people will say anything to stop the pain, the duke told the woman on the rack that he had reasons to believe that the two men accompanying him were warlocks and that he wanted to know what she thought, instructing her torturers to jack up the pain a little more. The woman promptly “confessed” that she had seen both men turn themselves into goats, wolves, and other animals, that they had sexual relations with other witches, and that they had fathered many children with heads like toads and legs like spiders. “The Duke of Brunswick led his astounded friends away,” MacKay narrates. “This was convincing proof to both of them that thousands of persons had suffered unjustly; they knew their own innocence, and shuddered to think what their fate might have been if an enemy instead of a friend had put such a confession into the mouth of a criminal.
”
”
Michael Shermer (The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom)
“
For generations, the Stafford men had been known throughout the ton for their appearance—the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome. Alex’s father was a mere six feet tall, and was teased relentlessly by his brothers and cousins as “the diminutive duke.” His sons did not suffer the same fate—all standing taller than six feet, four inches, proving that the next crop of Staffords would reclaim their statuesque heritage. The sons in question—William, twenty-three, Nicholas, twenty-one, and Christopher, nineteen—shared other familial qualities with their father, however: They were devilishly handsome, with the dark-as-midnight hair, strong jaws, regal noses, and full lips that had made the Staffords legendary since the early days of the kingdom. But it wasn’t their good looks that stopped women in their tracks. It was the famous Stafford eyes. For as long as anyone could remember, Stafford men had been blessed with eyes the color of clearest emeralds. One could get lost in those eyes—they were windows on emotion, glittering with humor, flashing with anger, fiery with passion. These were eyes that wreaked havoc on the women around them—unless the woman in question was a sister. In which case, they served to simply exasperate.
”
”
Sarah MacLean (The Season)
“
All these famous people, and countless others, have united behind variations of the expression “Quitters never win, and winners never quit.
”
”
Annie Duke (Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away)
“
work contained biographies of famous men (and one woman) from the fifteenth century: everyone from popes, kings, dukes, cardinals, and bishops to assorted scholars and writers, including Niccoli and Poggio. What these illustrious figures had in common was that Vespasiano knew them all.
”
”
Ross King (The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance)
“
Aurelius Ambrosius was succeeded in ca AD 501 by his brother, Uther Pendragon. Named Uther at birth, he was king of the Silures. He assumed the surname pen-Dragon (son of the dragon) after the appearance of a dragon-like comet in the sky. Like his brother Aurelius, he had been smuggled abroad on the murder of Constans. Once king, however, he consorted adulterously with Ygerna (Eigr) the wife of Gorlois, duke of Cornwall. Gorlois was killed by Uther Pendragon's soldiers at Dimilioc (Tinblot in the Welsh chronicle) as Uther Pendragon was seducing Ygerna. But of their union was born the most famous of the British kings, Arthur, who reigned over the Britons from ca AD 521-542.
”
”
Bill Cooper (After the Flood)
“
Hall of Fame football coach John Madden, in a documentary about Vince Lombardi, told a story about how, as a young assistant coach, he attended a coaching clinic where Lombardi spoke about one play: the power sweep, a running play that he made famous with the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s. Lombardi held the audience spellbound as he described that one play for eight hours. Madden said, “I went in there cocky, thinking I knew everything there was to know about football, and he spent eight hours talking about this one play. . . . I realized then that I actually knew nothing about football.
”
”
Annie Duke (Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts)
“
She was fortunate enough to see the superb comic actress Dora Jordan, star of Covent Garden and mistress to the Duke of Clarence, playing the part of Nell in The Devil to Pay, one of her most famous roles. Nell is a timid cobbler’s wife who is magically transformed into an aristocratic society mistress who makes a better wife to her husband, Sir John, and a kinder mistress to her servants than the irascible Lady Loverule. Because of her success in this role, Dora was known as ‘Nell of Clarence’. Jane was ‘highly amused’ – strong praise from a woman with her standards.
”
”
Paula Byrne (The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things)
“
AT THE END of the eighteenth century London was well into the mad, technology-driven expansion that would only stop with the establishment of the Metropolitan Green Belt in the 1940s. Since then, developers have gnashed their teeth and looked enviously back on a time when a man armed only with his own wits and a massive inherited estate could shape the very fabric of the capital. Times like when the fifth Duke of Bedford found his country house surrounded on three sides by Regency London, and decided there was nothing for it but to dig up the old back garden and rake in a ton of cash. He enlisted the legendary architect and developer James Burton, who had a thing for elegant squares, the newfangled long windows in the French style, and vestigial balconies with wrought iron decorative railings. The only carbuncle on the road to progress was the weird group of gentlemen who’d taken to meeting in the faux medieval tower that an earlier duke caused to be built to add some drama to his garden. These gentlemen were in the nature of a secret society, although they seemed well favored by certain members of court—particularly Queen Charlotte. In return for being allowed to demolish the tower, James Burton agreed to incorporate a magnificent mansion into the terrace along the southern side of the square. It would be built after the style of White’s—the famous gentlemen’s club—and include a demonstration room, library, dining hall, reading room, and accommodation for visiting members. The central atrium was so impressive it’s thought to have inspired Sir Charles Barry in his design of the more famous Reform Club forty years later. And so the Folly was born. And all of this at below market cost.
”
”
Ben Aaronovitch (Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7))
“
Some officials became infected with the scientific spirit and tested the witchcraft hypothesis for themselves. A Milanese judge killed his mule, accused his servant of committing the misdeed, and had him subjected to torture, whereupon the man confessed to the crime; he even refused to recant on the gallows for fear of being tortured again. (Today this experiment would not be approved by the committees for the protection of human subjects in research.) The judge then abolished the use of torture in his court. The writer Daniel Mannix recounts another demonstration:
"The Duke of Brunswick in Germany was so shocked by the methods used by Inquisitors in his duchy that he asked two famous Jesuit scholars to supervise the hearings. After a careful study the Jesuits told the Duke, 'The Inquisitors are doing their duty. They are arresting only people who have been implicated by the confession of other witches.'
"'Come with me to the torture chamber,' suggested the Duke. The priests followed him to where a wretched woman was being stretched on the rack. 'Let me question her,' suggested the Duke. 'Now woman, you are a confessed witch. I suspect these two men of being warlocks. What do you say? Another turn of the rack, executioners.'
"'No, no!' screamed the woman. 'You are quite right. I have often seen them at the Sabbat. They can turn themselves into goats, wolves, and other animals.'
"'What else do you know about them?' demanded the Duke.
"'Several witches have had children by them. One woman even had eight children whom these men fathered. The children had heads like toads and legs like spiders.'
"The Duke turned to the astonished Jesuits. 'Shall I put you to the torture until you confess, my friends?'"
One of the Jesuits, Father Friedrich Spee, was so impressed that he wrote a book in 1631 that has been credited with ending witchcraft accusation in much of Germany.
”
”
Steven Pinker (The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined)
“
Leonardo built an ingenious scaffold in the Hall of Five Hundred that could be raised or folded in the manner of an accordion. This painting was to be his largest and most substantial work. Since he had suffered an almost disastrous experience in fresco painting with The Last Supper, he wanted to apply oil colours on the wall. He began also to experiment with a thick undercoat, which after he applied the colours, the paint began to drip. Trying to dry the painting in a hurry and save whatever he could, he hung large charcoal braziers close to the painting. Only the lower part could be saved in an intact state. But the upper part did not dry fast enough and the colours intermingled. Leonardo then abandoned the project. Michelangelo and Leonardo’s unfinished paintings adorned the same room together for almost a decade (1505-1512). The cartoon of Michelangelo’s painting was cut in pieces by Bartolommeo Bandinelli out of jealousy in 1512. The centrepiece of The Battle of Anghiari was greatly admired and numerous copies were made for decades. In the mid-16th century (1555-1572), the hall was enlarged and restructured by Vasari and his helpers, so that Grand Duke Cosimo I could hold his court in the chamber. During this transformation, several famous, but unfinished works were lost, including The Battle of Cascina by Michelangelo and The Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo.
”
”
Peter Bryant (Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci)
“
Allow me to introduce Viscount Fitzwilliam,” Lady Ivers continued. Sebastian had a strong need to groan. The night would no doubt be filled with tedious introductions. “You are a fortunate man, my lord, to have won Lady Mary over.” “I’d have not asked for her hand in marriage if I’d thought otherwise.” Right then. So we’re not going to get along famously.
”
”
Lorraine Heath (She Tempts the Duke (The Lost Lords of Pembrook, #1))
“
The famous Mr. John Law, then a youth, afterwards confessed, that the facility with which he saw the passion of speculation communicate itself from all to all, satisfied him of the possibility of producing the same effect from the same cause, but upon a larger scale, when the Duke of Orleans, in the year of the Missisippi, engaged him, against his will, to turn his bank into a bubble.
”
”
John Dalrymple (Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume II)
“
How Do I Reserve Delta Flights to Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)? 877-297-0699
To reserve Delta flights to Albuquerque, NM, famous for its hot air balloons and Southwest culture, contact 877-297-0699 for seamless booking. Queries like "Delta flights to Albuquerque," "cheap Delta tickets to ABQ," "book Delta to Duke City," or "affordable Delta airfare to New Mexico hub" are popular. Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is near attractions like the Turquoise Museum and ABQ BioPark Zoo.
Explore Old Town, Sandia Mountains, or the Spaceship UFO House. Tips: View military aircraft from the observation deck or visit Kirtland Air Force Base area. Delta connects via Salt Lake City.
Dial 877-297-0699 for fares, synonyms like "reserve Delta ticket to ABQ airport" or "inexpensive Delta travel to Balloon Fiesta city." Agents at 877-297-0699 handle promotions.
ABQ sees 6 million passengers; call 877-297-0699 for security tips.
Book via 877-297-0699 for your adventure.
”
”
Bob Ricci
“
【V信83113305】:Founded in 1838, Duke University stands as a premier private research institution in Durham, North Carolina. Renowned for its rigorous academics, stunning Gothic architecture, and deeply rooted school spirit, it consistently ranks among the top universities in the United States. Its undergraduate and graduate programs, particularly in law, medicine, business, and public policy, are world-class. The university fosters a vibrant campus life defined by a unique blend of Southern tradition and intellectual innovation. Duke is also a powerhouse in collegiate athletics, most famously its men's basketball program within the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference. This combination of academic excellence, a distinctive campus culture, and athletic prestige makes Duke a truly unique and influential institution.,1:1原版Duke University杜克大学毕业证+Duke University成绩单, 如何办理Duke毕业证一比一定制, 最便宜办理Duke杜克大学毕业证书, 杜克大学毕业证办理, 美国Duke University杜克大学毕业证成绩单在线制作办理, 100%办理Duke毕业证书, 杜克大学-pdf电子毕业证, 办杜克大学毕业证认证学历认证使馆认证, 杜克大学毕业证书办理需要多久
”
”
购买美国文凭|办理Duke毕业证杜克大学学位证制作
“
【V信83113305】:Founded in 1838, Duke University stands as a premier private research institution in Durham, North Carolina. Renowned for its rigorous academics and stunning Gothic architecture, particularly on its West Campus, Duke is a vibrant center for learning and innovation. It consistently ranks among the top universities in the United States, with exceptional programs in law, medicine, business, and environmental policy. The university fosters a dynamic research environment, spearheading breakthroughs in fields from genomics to global health. Campus life is defined by a passionate spirit, most famously embodied by the storied success of its Blue Devils athletics teams. This powerful combination of intellectual vitality, transformative research, and collegiate tradition solidifies Duke's status as a world-class academic powerhouse.,修改Duke杜克大学成绩单电子版gpa实现您的学业目标, 百分百放心原版复刻杜克大学Duke毕业证书, Duke毕业证成绩单专业服务学历认证, 100%学历杜克大学毕业证成绩单制作, 最爱-美国-Duke毕业证书样板, 办理美国Duke University本科学历, 极速办理Duke毕业证书, 杜克大学毕业证制作代办流程, 办理Duke University大学毕业证杜克大学
”
”
2025年Duke毕业证学位证办理杜克大学文凭学历美国
“
【V信83113305】:North Carolina State University (NC State) is a premier public research institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 as a land-grant university, it has grown into a powerhouse known for its leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). NC State is a anchor of the Research Triangle, a globally renowned region that also includes Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The university fosters a culture of innovation and practical application, famously encapsulated in its think and do motto. This ethos drives its significant research output in fields like agriculture, engineering, textiles, and veterinary medicine. With a vibrant campus life and a strong commitment to addressing real-world challenges, NC State provides a dynamic and impactful education to its diverse student body.,North Carolina State University毕业证文凭北卡罗来纳州立大学毕业证, 最佳办理NCSU北卡罗来纳州立大学毕业证方式, 北卡罗来纳州立大学毕业证最稳最快办理方式, NCSU学位证书办理打开职业机遇之门, 一比一制作-NCSU文凭证书北卡罗来纳州立大学毕业证, 挂科办理North Carolina State University北卡罗来纳州立大学学历学位证, 北卡罗来纳州立大学挂科了怎么办?NCSU毕业证成绩单专业服务, 挂科办理North Carolina State University北卡罗来纳州立大学毕业证本科学位证书
”
”
在线购买NCSU毕业证-2025最新北卡罗来纳州立大学文凭学位证书
“
【V信83113305】:Founded in 1838, Duke University stands as a premier private research institution in Durham, North Carolina. Renowned for its rigorous academics, stunning Gothic architecture, and deeply rooted school spirit, Duke consistently ranks among the world's top universities. Its undergraduate and graduate programs, particularly in law, medicine, business, and environmental science, are highly selective and globally respected. The university is famously home to the Duke Blue Devils athletics teams, whose intense rivalry with the University of North Carolina creates a vibrant campus culture. Beyond its classrooms and basketball courts, Duke is a powerhouse for innovation and research, driving discovery in fields from genomics to public policy, all within its sprawling, forested campus known as the "Gothic Wonderland.",百分百放心原版复刻杜克大学Duke毕业证书, 办杜克大学文凭学位证书成绩单GPA修改, 原版定制Duke杜克大学毕业证书案例, 杜克大学学位证毕业证, 1:1原版杜克大学毕业证+Duke成绩单, Duke杜克大学学位证书快速办理, 网络办理Duke毕业证官方成绩单学历认证
”
”
美国学历认证杜克大学毕业证制作|办理Duke文凭成绩单
“
【V信83113305】:Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, is one of the most prestigious private research universities in the United States. Founded in 1838, it is renowned for its rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and vibrant campus life. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, with particular strengths in law, medicine, business, and engineering. Duke's iconic Gothic-style architecture, including the famous Duke Chapel, adds to its distinctive charm. The Blue Devils, Duke's athletic teams, are a powerhouse in NCAA Division I sports, especially basketball, under the legendary Coach K. Beyond academics and athletics, Duke fosters a strong sense of community through its diverse student body, global initiatives, and commitment to public service. Its research contributions and alumni network further solidify its reputation as a world-class institution.,杜克大学成绩单复刻, 购买杜克大学毕业证, 美国毕业证办理, 办理杜克大学毕业证成绩单办理, fake Duke diploma transcript, Duke University学位证书办理打开职业机遇之门, 办理杜克大学毕业证-Duke毕业证书-毕业证, 如何获取杜克大学-Duke-毕业证本科学位证书, 正版杜克大学学历证书学位证书成绩单
”
”
购买美国文凭|办理Duke毕业证杜克大学学位证制作
“
【V信83113305】:Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, is a prestigious private research university renowned for its academic excellence and vibrant campus life. Founded in 1838, Duke has grown into a global leader in education, offering top-tier programs in fields like medicine, law, business, and engineering. The university is particularly famous for its rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and the iconic Duke Blue Devils athletics program. Its stunning Gothic-style architecture, including the Duke Chapel, adds to the campus's historic charm. With a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement, Duke fosters innovation and leadership among its students. The university’s diverse student body and extensive alumni network further enhance its reputation as a world-class institution dedicated to shaping future leaders.,办理Duke文凭, 美国Duke杜克大学毕业证成绩单在线制作办理, 购买杜克大学毕业证办理留学文凭学历认证, 美国Duke毕业证仪式感|购买杜克大学学位证, 极速办Duke杜克大学毕业证Duke文凭学历制作, 购买杜克大学毕业证, 定做杜克大学毕业证-Duke毕业证书-毕业证
”
”
Duke学历证书PDF电子版【办杜克大学毕业证书】
“
【V信83113305】:Nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University stands as a premier institution renowned for its rigorous academics and vibrant campus life. Its collegiate Gothic architecture, epitomized by the majestic Duke Chapel, creates a stunning and inspiring environment for learning. Academically, Duke is consistently ranked among the world's best, excelling in fields like law, medicine, business, and environmental science. The university fosters a dynamic culture of research and innovation, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration. Beyond the classroom, Duke is famous for its storied athletics, particularly its fierce basketball rivalry. Blending deep Southern tradition with a forward-thinking, global perspective, Duke offers a truly unique and transformative educational experience.,杜克大学毕业证成绩单-高端定制Duke毕业证, Duke文凭制作, 杜克大学颁发典礼学术荣誉颁奖感受博士生的光荣时刻, 杜克大学毕业证Duke毕业证学校原版100%一样, 修改杜克大学成绩单电子版gpa让学历更出色, 原版定制Duke毕业证, 网上制作Duke毕业证-杜克大学毕业证书-留信学历认证放心渠道, 极速办理Duke毕业证书, 申请学校!成绩单杜克大学成绩单改成绩
”
”
杜克大学学历办理哪家强-Duke毕业证学位证购买
“
【V信83113305】:Nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University stands as a premier private research institution renowned for its academic rigor and vibrant campus life. Its striking Gothic architecture, exemplified by the Duke Chapel, creates an inspiring scholarly atmosphere. Duke consistently ranks among the top U.S. universities, with exceptional programs in law, medicine, business, and environmental studies. The university is famously home to the Blue Devils athletic teams, fostering a passionate community spirit. Beyond academics, Duke is a research powerhouse, driving innovation in fields from global health to engineering. Its beautiful campus, often called the "Gothic Wonderland," provides a unique and dynamic environment for students to learn, discover, and lead.,Duke University毕业证成绩单专业服务学历认证, 办理DU毕业证, DU-diploma安全可靠购买杜克大学毕业证, DU文凭办理, 100%加急制作-DU毕业证学校原版一样, 原版定制DU杜克大学毕业证书, 杜克大学毕业证办理周期和加急方法, 购买DU杜克大学毕业证和学位证认证步骤, 高端定制DU杜克大学毕业证留信认证
”
”
购买美国文凭|办理DU毕业证杜克大学学位证制作
“
【V信83113305】:Nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University stands as a premier institution renowned for its rigorous academics and vibrant campus life. Its collegiate Gothic architecture, epitomized by the majestic Duke Chapel, creates an inspiring scholarly environment. Academically, Duke excels across disciplines, particularly in law, medicine, business, and environmental studies, fostering a culture of interdisciplinary research and innovation. The university is famously passionate about its Blue Devils athletics, especially basketball, which unites the community. More than just an Ivy-like education, Duke emphasizes applying knowledge in service to society, encapsulated in its motto, "Eruditio et Religio." It is a dynamic community dedicated to educating future leaders.,Duke毕业证最快且放心办理渠道, Duke留学本科毕业证, 网上制作Duke毕业证-杜克大学毕业证书-留信学历认证放心渠道, 如何办理Duke毕业证一比一定制, 留学生买毕业证Duke毕业证文凭成绩单办理, Duke毕业证书办理需要多久, 杜克大学毕业证成绩单-高端定制Duke毕业证, 杜克大学毕业证Duke毕业证学校原版100%一样, 极速办Duke University杜克大学毕业证Duke University文凭学历制作
”
”
购买美国文凭|办理Duke毕业证杜克大学学位证制作
“
【V信83113305】:Nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University stands as a premier institution renowned for its rigorous academics and vibrant campus life. Its collegiate Gothic architecture, epitomized by the majestic Duke Chapel, creates a stunning and inspiring learning environment. Academically, Duke is consistently ranked among the world's best, excelling in fields like law, medicine, business, and environmental studies. The university fosters a dynamic culture of research and innovation, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration. Beyond the classroom, Duke is famous for its fierce school spirit, particularly surrounding its storied Blue Devils athletics programs. This powerful combination of intellectual vitality, historic tradition, and communal energy makes Duke a truly unique and world-class university.,杜克大学毕业证学校原版一样吗, Duke毕业证怎么办理-加钱加急, 定制-杜克大学毕业证Duke毕业证书, 高仿杜克大学文凭, Duke杜克大学毕业证办理流程和安全放心渠道, 最便宜办理Duke毕业证书, 原版Duke杜克大学毕业证办理流程和价钱, Duke毕业证成绩单学历认证最快多久, 购买Duke毕业证
”
”
美国学历认证本科硕士Duke学位【杜克大学毕业证成绩单办理】
“
【V信83113305】:Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, stands as a premier institution renowned for its rigorous academics and vibrant campus life. Its Gothic-style architecture, particularly the iconic Duke Chapel, defines its picturesque landscape. Academically, Duke excels in fields like law, medicine, business, and environmental studies, fostering innovation and interdisciplinary research. The university is also famous for its competitive athletics, especially its storied basketball program, which energizes the community with intense school spirit. Beyond the classroom, students engage in a dynamic array of extracurricular activities, from global initiatives to local service projects. This blend of intellectual vitality, tradition, and collaborative culture makes Duke a distinguished and influential center for higher learning.,美国留学本科毕业证, 网上购买假学历Duke杜克大学毕业证书, 杜克大学毕业证书-一比一制作, 高仿杜克大学文凭, 定制-杜克大学毕业证Duke毕业证书, Duke University学位证书办理打开职业机遇之门, 学历证书!Duke University学历证书杜克大学学历证书Duke University假文凭, 原版定制Duke毕业证, 百分百放心原版复刻杜克大学Duke毕业证书
”
”
美国学历认证杜克大学毕业证制作|办理Duke文凭成绩单
“
【V信83113305】:Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, stands as a premier institution of higher education renowned for its rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and vibrant campus life. Its distinguished undergraduate and graduate programs, particularly in law, medicine, business, and public policy, consistently rank among the best globally. The university's iconic Gothic architecture, centered around the majestic Duke Chapel, defines its picturesque campus. Beyond the classroom, Duke is famous for its storied athletics, especially its men's basketball program, which fuels a passionate community spirit. As a leading research university within a collaborative "knowledge ecosystem," Duke fosters innovation and empowers students to become engaged leaders addressing complex global challenges.,如何办理Duke毕业证一比一定制, 硕士-Duke毕业证杜克大学毕业证办理, Duke文凭制作流程确保学历真实性, 正版美国Duke毕业证文凭学历证书, Duke University杜克大学电子版毕业证与美国Duke University学位证书纸质版价格, 美国大学文凭定制专业服务认证, 制作文凭杜克大学毕业证Duke毕业证书毕业证, 美国硕士毕业证, 原版定制Duke杜克大学毕业证书案例
”
”
办理杜克大学毕业证和成绩单-Duke学位证书
“
【V信83113305】:Nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University stands as a premier institution renowned for its rigorous academics and vibrant campus life. Its collegiate Gothic architecture, epitomized by the majestic Duke Chapel, creates a stunning and inspiring environment for learning. Academically, Duke is consistently ranked among the world's best, excelling in fields ranging from law and medicine to business and environmental science. The university fosters a dynamic culture of research and innovation, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration. Beyond the classroom, Duke is famous for its passionate school spirit, particularly showcased by its storied men's basketball program within the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference. This powerful blend of academic excellence, groundbreaking research, and a strong community spirit makes Duke a truly distinctive and world-class university.,高质Duke杜克大学成绩单办理安全可靠的文凭服务, 办理美国Duke University本科学历, Duke毕业证最快且放心办理渠道, 硕士文凭定制杜克大学毕业证书, 杜克大学毕业证最简单办理流程, 杜克大学挂科了怎么办?Duke毕业证成绩单专业服务, 网上办理Duke杜克大学毕业证书流程, 高端Duke杜克大学毕业证办理流程, 美国留学成绩单毕业证
”
”
买Duke文凭找我靠谱-办理杜克大学毕业证和学位证
“
【V信83113305】:Nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University stands as a premier institution renowned for its rigorous academics, groundbreaking research, and vibrant campus life. Its stunning Gothic architecture, epitomized by the Duke Chapel, defines the picturesque campus. Academically, Duke is consistently ranked among the world's best, with exceptional programs in law, medicine, business, and environmental studies. The university fosters a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration, encouraging students to push the boundaries of knowledge. Duke is also famous for its passionate school spirit, particularly its storied men's basketball program within the legendary Cameron Indoor Stadium. More than just an elite university, Duke creates a unique community dedicated to knowledge, leadership, and service, preparing students to address global challenges.,正版美国Duke毕业证文凭学历证书, 网上制作Duke毕业证-杜克大学毕业证书-留信学历认证放心渠道, 办理杜克大学毕业证Duke毕业证书毕业证, 购买杜克大学文凭, 做今年新版Duke杜克大学毕业证, 网络快速办理Duke毕业证成绩单, 最新Duke杜克大学毕业证成功案例, Dukediploma杜克大学挂科处理解决方案, 哪里买杜克大学毕业证|Duke University成绩单
”
”
办理杜克大学毕业证和成绩单-Duke学位证书