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Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. -- George Eliot
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. -- George Eliot
Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain. -- William Lyon Mackenzie King
Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain. -- Paul Daniels
The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station. -- William Falconer
It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played. -- Conrad Veidt
There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He was happy to see my brother and sister, but not me. I don't know why. Maybe it was shame. I don't know. But he never wanted anything to do with me. That rejection was terribly hurtful and it went on for years. -- Carol Vorderman
marriage is a great strain upon love. -- Myrtle Reed
My business was great, and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy. -- William Shakespeare
The idea that the UN system could provide real leadership on the great development challenges will strain credulity in some quarters. -- Jeffrey Sachs
I suppose it is because woman's courage is mental and man's physical, that in times of great strain women always make the better showing. -- Mary Roberts Rinehart
This is a great fact: strength is life; weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal; weakness is constant strain and misery, weakness is death. -- Swami Vivekananda
You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very near to tragedy. -- Margaret Rutherford
It's about mass immigration at a time when 21% of young people can't find work. It's about giving Â£50 million a day to the EU when the public finances are under great strain. -- Nigel Farage
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