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licence to

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I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children. Tim Allen

Like having your own licence to print money. Roy Thomson

Tyranny offers relief from the burden of sanity and a licence to enact forbidden impulses of hatred and violence. By acting on these impulses and releasing them in their subjects tyrants give people a kind of happiness, which as individuals they may be incapable of achieving. John N. Gray

At school, I was a shy lad and still am. But acting gives me licence to be up there, demanding the focus. It's the one time in my life where I don't have to shout to be heard. Emun Elliott

It's great fun being an academic because you have a certain licence to be a bit of a joker. Mary Beard

But the good news was that my elder sister refused to get married straight away and I couldn't get married until she did so I had the licence to go off and dream. Indra Nooyi

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