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Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
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You aren't a bit romantic, are you?" he asked, amused. She sat back and stared at him. She was beginning to think… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
One evening I sat Beauty on my knees – And I found her bitter – And I reviled her. — Arthur Rimbaud Copy Share Image
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Annabeth sat up and glared at her ankle. "You HAD to break," she scolded it. The ankle did not reply. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
At the Last Supper how come no one sat on the other side of the table? See, I think originally there were… — Gilbert Gottfried Copy Share Image
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I’m quite hyper, and my wife would prefer it if I sat down and read a book. — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
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I'm coming to a sense of a women's movement which was extraordinarily important in the struggle for freedom in Ireland and immediately… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
It was evening all afternoon. It was snowing And it was going to snow. The blackbird sat In the cedar-limbs. — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
