It's never been integral to the story that I take my clothes off. I've always had clauses in my contracts saying no… — Sarah Jessica Parker Copy Share Image
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I want here to make three suggestions: first, that the doubts the ordinary man feels about religion are justified, and need not… — Margaret E. Knight Copy Share Image
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Human beings have rights, because they are moral beings: the rights of all men grow out of their moral nature; and as… — Angelina Grimke Copy Share Image
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Love is about bottomless empathy, born out of the heart’s revelation that another person is every bit as real as you are.… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
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