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“To be known so well by someone is an unimaginable gift. But to be imagined so well by someone is even better.” quote by Ali Smith — Download Open image

“To be known so well by someone is an unimaginable gift. But to be imagined so well by someone is even better.”

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Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life.

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It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

George Washington

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So many things beat upon us in a lifetime that simply enduring may seem almost beyond us… But the test a loving God has set before us is not to see if we can endure difficulty. It is to see if we can endure it well. We pass the test by showing that we remembered Him and the commandments He…

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My heart jumps out of its cage to see what the fuss is about. Damn thing. Always so hopeful, but my voice hides it…

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This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

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Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans. Well, roll my breakfast cause I'm a hungry man.

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