I was forty the first time I directed. I formed a company in 1967, looking to the future. My dad taught me… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
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Constantinople was the principal seat and fortress of Arianism; and, in a long interval of forty years, the faith of the princes… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
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People who are obsessed with God have an intimate relationship with Him. They are nourished by God's Word throughout the day because… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
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certain very old people reach an age where every funeral becomes some sort of insane confirmation of strength, rather than of vulnerability,… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
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