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Laura Bush has the face of my mother when my mother was young. The face, the body, the voice. The first time… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
Across the world, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, everywhere, there is a widespread recognition on the part of the parents, too, that… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
[T]he Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost [are] three ... not in condition, but in degree; not in substance, but in… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
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I don't reject the concept of preemptive war. I'm a mother of five. I have five grandchildren. And I always say: Think… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I think I definitely want to blame my parents on this one. One of the things about having a minister for a… — Matt Ruff Copy Share Image
My father and grandfather were stockbrokers, and they would actually take stock certificates from a vault, give it to a runner, and… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
But as surely as the moon rises and the sun sets, depravity passes down through the ages, because there is always a… — Chris Adrian Copy Share Image
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How can we say we're for family values when so many women in the United States have to jeopardize their livelihood to… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
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And you receivers - and you are all receivers - assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Growing up, my parents were healthy eaters and starting to run and compete when I was 13, I knew the need to… — Norah O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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Just about everything significant in my life happened after I passed forty. I was a housewife and mother, but yearned to be… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
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No matter how sheltered [my students] are, no matter how their parents try to do right by them, every single one of… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
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My mother ran the household. In grade school, I came home crying one day. She said, 'What's wrong?' and I said, 'This… — Buster Douglas Copy Share Image
The mistakes that I made I made because I drank too much. I don't think that's going to happen any more. Am… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
Parents, teachers, clergy and physicians change lives with their words. It is hypnotic for a child or patient to hear an authority… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
“I did,” Henric said, with a triumphant look. “Oh,” Meena said, opening the book to the page 74, the one from her… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
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Dreamland Studios then was my bedroom at my parents' house, mostly [starring] people who were in my high school. They look straight… — John Waters Copy Share Image
As far back as I can ever remember, without really knowing it I wanted to be an actor. I was always dressing… — Peter Cushing Copy Share Image
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