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There is no way that the heart-lung machine could have been devised and developed other than through studies on living creatures — Norman L Browse Copy Share Image
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[An article about Cho] started out, "Funny, sexy, zaftig Margaret Cho..." What is "zaftig?" Isn't that German for "big fat pig?" I… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
We have now spent 1 trillion dollars waging the drug war since it began. A trillion. Those funds could have been used… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
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Music was born of love. Had there never been any human affection, there never could have been uttered a strain of music. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
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![“[An article about Cho] started out, "Funny, sexy, zaftig Margaret Cho..." What is "zaftig?" Isn't that German for "big fat pig?" I guess I was lucky - "zaftig" is kind of a nice word. It could have been, "Funny, sexy, OBESE Margaret Cho."” quote by Margaret Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1a6/margaret-cho-1136_bigs_an-article-about-cho-started-out-funny-s_1079248.jpg)
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