It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility they must have action; and they will have it if they cannot find it.

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Growth in village economies is often ignored. It should not be.

Guy Standing

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Actually, between Colombian and Mexican Spanish, there's not a huge difference, but it is a different accent.

Natalia Reyes

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I'm not a mass-appeal artist.

Amos Lee

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I had such faith in her to do that, I wanted to support that.

Kristen Stewart

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Women or mothers in middle-age or mid-career have valuable life experience and may offer an untapped recruitment pool.

Hazel Blears

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women , mothers , valuable , life , experience

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I'm an old school cat. I'm a fan of Richard Pryor and also Redd Foxx.

Rikishi

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old , school , fan

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I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing.

Steven Weinberg

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What is the poem, after it is written? That is the question. Not where it came from or why.

Allen Tate

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I've totally sacrificed my ego. And what happens? God is giving me everything.

Metta World Peace

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If you're going through friendship issues, I would say, first of all take a step back. How important is the friendship to you? Sometimes, if someone's not being a good friend to you and isn't treating you the way you should be treated, then you kind of have to move on sometimes.

Victoria Justice

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It's my constitutional right to have my choice of who I want to vote for for president.

Stacey Dash

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I'm not a reporter, so I get to say whatever - and then I'll get called into the office.

Michelle Beadle

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I was told that when I'm dancing, I give off the feeling of a rainy day.

Rain

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You've got to tell people how it is that you've come to believe what you do.

Jason Kander

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My favorite punk rock song is 'Linoleum' by NOFX. That's pure harmony, the coolest chord changes.

Synyster Gates

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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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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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It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will have it if they cannot find it.

– George Eliot –

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