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When you first start out don't set yourself a lofty goal of sitting down to meditate for twenty minutes. Aim instead for… — Tsoknyi Rinpoche Copy Share Image
I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with… — Alber Elbaz Copy Share Image
He kissed me for a long moment, holding my shoulders, perhaps to keep me from pressing my whole body against his. Then… — Laura Whitcomb Copy Share Image
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Everyone wins the marathon. We all have the same feeling at the start-nervous, anxious, excited. It is a broader, richer, and even… — Grete Waitz Copy Share Image
One may guess the why and wherefore of a tear and yet find it too subtle to give any account of. A… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
No, really,' I said. 'I think she's great. And I honestly like her about twenty more times now than I did when… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
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His manners were less pure, but his character was equally amiable with that of his father. Twenty-two acknowledged concubines, and a library… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
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Toil is the portion of day, as sleep is that of night; but if there be one hour of the twenty-four which… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
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