I grew up in South Florida, and my family was pretty poor. We weren't your upper-class whites by any means.

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Death is the bride of Life and Suicide is the brother of Death.

Vikrant Parsai

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death , bride , life

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The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.

Josh Billings

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money

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I think that always, as an actor, I don't want to overstep or pretend that I'm doing anything more than I'm doing.

Timothy Olyphant

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think , want , pretend

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Pick your wife in the kitchen.

Japanese Proverb

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This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience.

Esa-Pekka Salonen

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You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.

Graham Taylor

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sports

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In Europe, it's different - you eat soccer, you breathe soccer, you drink soccer. Everything is about soccer.

Thomas Dooley

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different , eat , breathe

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I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.

James Frey

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think , artist , writer

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Camels' humps are not used to store water. Even though they come from hot climates, their humps store fat and also help the rest of their bodies to stay cooler. When needed, the fat will be converted to food or water.

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Nixon was an awful president in many ways, including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign policy and America's leadership in the world outside its borders was of paramount importance to him.

John Podhoretz

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leadership

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Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'

Carly Fiorina

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business

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There is a real segment of interest for those who have the means to get away like this.

Malcolm Myers

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Interest rates are used to achieve overall economic stability.

Ben Bernanke

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I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use and leads to nothing.

Anna Held

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given , up , trying

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I think that's what's great about being an actress is you get to learn so many different things like that, like learning a little bit of Tibetan here, learning a Southern accent there.

Jaime King

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learning

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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metals , extremely , reactive

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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I grew up in South Florida, and my family was pretty poor. We weren't your upper-class whites by any means.

– Dickey Betts –

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