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Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did… — Enid Blyton Copy Share Image
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If you have one good series, you know, it's a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon, but right… — Betty White Copy Share Image
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While asleep, I had an unusual experience. There was a red screen formed by flowing blood, as it were. I was observing… — Srinivasa Ramanujan Copy Share Image
I saw it on the Twitter of today, on the online boards. There was a huge amount of negative reaction that's been… — Jane Espenson Copy Share Image
The Constitution has to be interpreted loosely, otherwise it becomes a straitjacket. You can't interpret it literally. You can pretend to, and… — Richard Posner Copy Share Image
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The great intellectual tradition that comes down to us from the past was never interrupted or lost through such trifles as the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I think I needed to really move past my first public work as memorialist, and be equally balanced. It's a bit unusual,… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
Many exhibits from this aquarium use Hawaii's abundant natural daylight. This allows Waikiki to display only live coral, which creates beautiful exhibits.… — John Grant Copy Share Image
In France, for example, it is not unusual for a husband to have a wife and a mistress. However, if in addition… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
I was on Entourage last week smoking a bong and making out with hookers and I did show them that before, cause… — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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People seldom think of soup for summer, so they are unusual - an interesting, unusual touch for the first course or for… — Ruth Glick Copy Share Image
It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value. Acquaintance with grief turns out to be one of… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Even though some down payments are borrowed, it would take a large, and historically most unusual, fall in home prices to wipe… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
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