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A red traffic light loomed, and Cecilia slammed her foot on the brake. The fact that Polly no longer wanted a pirate party was breathtakingly… — Liane Moriarty
I thought society would do the right thing. Now I look around and I think -- society never does the right thing. Sometimes people do… — Christina Dodd
The poor lady must have dropped that", she said, and undid the gate stepping out to get it. Jared put his hand on it, "No".… — Sarah Rees Brennan
I'll wager I would have screwed things up regardless. But. . .can you imagine those poor bastards grappling their prey, leaping over the rails, swords… — Scott Lynch
Sometimes it's about playing a poor hand well. — Donna Tartt
When youâ€™ve been poor all your life, you never really think it could be any other way. And sometimes youâ€™re even happy, because at least… — Marie Lu
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. — Elizabeth I
A poor man is not the one without a cent. A poor man is the one without a dream. — Henry Ford
A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops. — John J. Pershing
The men who have had the most to give to their fellow men are those who have enriched their minds and hearts in solitude. It… — Joel Henry Hildebrand
The Impartial Friend: Death, the only immortal who treats us all alike, whose pity and whose peace and whose refuge are for all--the soiled and… — Mark Twain
Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king. — Horace
Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. — Leonardo da Vinci
For my part, it is not the mystery of the incarnation which I discover in religion, but the mystery of social order, which associates with… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Imagination is a poor substitute for experience. — Havelock Ellis
Success is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail, so don't be afraid of failing. Failing is part of the… — Robert Kiyosaki
If the poor overweight jogger only knew how far he had to run to work off the calories in a crust of bread he might… — Christiaan Barnard
Hope is the poor man's bread. — George Herbert
Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether… — Wendell Willkie
We can make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism-if we can stretch the reach of market… — Bill Gates

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