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Sophie Swetchine

Sophie Swetchine

We reform others unconsciously when

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
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Sophie Swetchine

Sophie Swetchine

How easy to be amiable

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.
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Vasilii Semenovich Pankratov

Vasilii Semenovich Pankratov

Alexandra Fedorovna pronounced Russian words

Alexandra Fedorovna pronounced Russian words with a heavy accent, and it was noticebale that speaking Russian was hard for her ...[she] pronounced each phrase with difficulty, and with a German accent — just like a foreigner who had learned the Russian language from books, and not from practice.
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Rene Veaux

Rene Veaux

The feminist movement has helped

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can be at home on the range.
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Tertius Myburgh

Tertius Myburgh

Johannes was something of a

Johannes was something of a Renaissance man. First of all, artist. Then author, historian, archivist and even sort-of farmer. Above all, he was a thoughtful, loving and loveable human being who thought very deeply about the human condition
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

I feel about airplanes the

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on.
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

Man is the only animal

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

Marrying a man is like

Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in a shop window. You may love it when you get it home, but it doesn't always go with everything else in the house.
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

I'm tired of all this

I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want --an adorable pancreas?
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

Even though a number of

Even though a number of people have tried, no one has ever found a way to drink for a living.
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

Being divorced is like being

Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.
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Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr

If you can keep your

If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the situation.
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Emeasoba George

Emeasoba George

Whatever that happens to you

Whatever that happens to you in life has a spiritual significance. I mean, it could be a lesson, test, trial, redirection or something to strengthen your faith/courage in God i.e. there is a reason behind every issue/matter of life. Besides, the lessons of life that you are meant to learn out of every issue/matter are as well stepping stones of faith to take you to a higher plains of belief/faith in God. So, you've got to acknowledge all that in order not to be bothered by any issue/matter.
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MCclane Otim Derick

MCclane Otim Derick

for every one to reach

for every one to reach the mountain top of his or her desire its really a hustle and hard work
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

Never judge a book by

Never judge a book by it's cover . . . judge it by it's price.
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Volodymyr Knyr

Volodymyr Knyr

People care about none but

People care about none but only those well-known.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

Math Problem: What does Three

Math Problem: What does Three take away Two equal? I can prove that Three take away Two equals Two. Don't believe me? OK, you have Three apples I take away Two apples, how many apples do I have?
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

There is a big difference

There is a big difference between Assigned Prestige and Achieved Prestige. Assigned Prestige will usually abuse it's power where Achieved Prestige won't.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

You hear preachers say that

You hear preachers say that the prosperity gospel doesn't work but I say that it's worked for the preachers who preach it.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

The first time I ever

The first time I ever did standup a guy yelled out "Down in front.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

When I die I want

When I die I want my tomb stone to say "See, I told you I was sick.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

The French, they're so .

The French, they're so . . . French.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

I owned a mountain cabin

I owned a mountain cabin once that had hot and cold running water . . . hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
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Tom Zegan

Tom Zegan

When I was young my

When I was young my parents use to move a lot . . . but I'd always find them.
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