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The first thing an unpublished author should remember is that no one asked him to write in the first place. With this… — John Farrar Copy Share Image
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When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to hear '27 months.' 'He's two' will do just fine. He's… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
A jackass has that kind of strength, and puts it to a useful purpose, and is valuable to the world becausehe is… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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I venture to claim two qualifications for the great office which I hold, which to my mind, without making invidious distinctions, is… — Joseph Chamberlain Copy Share Image
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Experience as well as common sense indicated that the most reliable method of avoiding self-extinction was not to equip oneself with the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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You said you loved me, I believed it. You said your never leaving, I believed that too. But you left, and now… — CarrieMarie Copy Share Image
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My mother's sister married a man from Barbados, and my cousins were raised in Barbados. So we traveled down there, they came… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
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I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice… — Tony Iommi Copy Share Image
Hard work, years of sacrifice, and dedication are necessary to succeed in the real world. Snowden's most notable accomplishment was lying about… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
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I love to zoom in and study why a chord is making me feel a certain way, but then I've learnt to… — Jacob Collier Copy Share Image
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