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To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and ROI calculations for IT projects.
Reseller News 2009
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Or this, at least, is what Adam Kirsch contends in "Benjamin Disraeli," his contribution to the "Jewish Encounters" series.
Alanat News 2009
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Visitors to Benjamin Disraeli's former home, Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire, are greeted by a familiar voice on the introductory tape.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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Similarly, the Panama Canal was for years thought to be impractical and Benjamin Disraeli himself said of the Suez Canal: "Totally impossible to be carried out."
William Bradley: Stating the State: Jerry Brown Gets Disciplined and Lays It Out William Bradley 2012
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He said this fitted in a Tory tradition, dating back to Edmund Burke and Benjamin Disraeli, unlike Labour, which veered between promoting economic socialism or championing the super-rich.
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Benjamin Disraeli said that "Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius."
Nelson Davis: Now Is the Time Nelson Davis 2012
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Benjamin Disraeli, the future prime minister, was arguing that the government's policy in Germany and Denmark was a failure and deserved Parliament's formal censure.
From Disraeli to 'the Bang-Bang' Peggy Noonan 2011
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Benjamin Disraeli said that "Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius."
Nelson Davis: Now Is the Time Nelson Davis 2012
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Ever since I read Benjamin Disraeli's classic novel Sybil when I was at Cambridge, I've loved writers who are able to use storytelling to put flesh and blood on statistics and a human face on numbers -- writers who use their gifts and their passion to touch hearts, change minds, and have an impact on our world.
Arianna Huffington: Introducing HuffPost UK... And Why We're Excited to Be Joining Your Thriving, Innovative Media Culture Arianna Huffington 2011
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Benjamin Disraeli said that "Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius."
Nelson Davis: Now Is the Time Nelson Davis 2012
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