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Get your texts from God - your thoughts, your words, from God... It is not great talents God blesses so much as… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne Copy Share Image
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I talked to a lot of Black Lives activists in various states. What I learned is that the relationship of police departments… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
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What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in… — Emir Kusturica Copy Share Image
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