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One of the things that sparked my interest in this is the case of Emmanuel Constant, who started a militia called FRAPH… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe,… — John Ensign Copy Share Image
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She reached out and touched the king’s face, cupping his cheek in her hand. “Just a nightmare,” he said, his voice still… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
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I loved the towns I grew up in as a boy, and after I became a celebrity, I went back several times.… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
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Bulldogs are adorable, with faces like toads that have been sat on. My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind; So… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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I studied music since I was four years old, and from that moment I became part of a family. And that family… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share Image
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You lie like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth, Edward." He smiled. "I don't lie to you." "Really," I said. The smile… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
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When I think of happiness or joy in this life, I begin with some experiences that are simple and basic. I see… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
Had the news of salvation by Jesus Christ been inscribed on the face of the sun and the moon, in characters that… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Men are stupid. That much I know for sure. They say stupid things. They do stupid things. They hurt you for stupid… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
In their censures of luxury the fathers are extremely minute and circumstantial; and among the various articles which excite their pious indignation,… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
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Civilization after civilization, it is the same. The world falls to tyranny with a whisper. The frightened are ever keen to bow… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
I would put myself in the attitude to look in the eye an abstract truth, and I cannot. I blench and withdraw… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I need some beef and broccoli before I face any more Mr. Darcy. It's a truth universally acknowledged that if you watch… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
It seems to me to be true that heavens are placed in the sky because it is the unreachable. The unreachable and… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
God doesn't love me any more or less because I had some work done on my face. You know, I prayed about… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
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The 2006 playoffs were such a rollercoaster for me. I was able to lean on God and know that no matter what… — Matt Cullen Copy Share Image
You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I sit on the couch watching her arrange her long red hair before my bedroom mirror. she pulls her hair up and… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
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