The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.

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I was born in Springfield and raised in West Springfield. My father ran a dry cleaning business and was a salesman.

Mike Scully

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born , raised , west

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True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

Daniel Goleman

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true , compassion , means

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The demagoguery around this is really nauseating.

Tucker Carlson

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demagoguery , around , really

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It's about consistency.

Ryan Tannehill

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Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care.

Terry Pratchett

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go , prove , me

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I like being humble.

Young M.A

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like , being

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At first I imagined I'd write detective novels, because I loved 'Nancy Drew.'

Martha Nussbaum

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first , imagined , write

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I don't like modern country music. It's not what I'm into, is all. I'm old-school.

Shelby Lynne

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like , modern , country

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I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.

Ashley Greene

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Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon.

Ron Paul

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Yeah, I don't shy away from the line anymore.

DeAndre Jordan

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shy , away , line

Proverbs

Deeds are judged by good intentions.

Arab Proverb

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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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only , two , forces

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Writing 'Dog Stars' was coming home. My spirit just sang. It's what I wanted to do my whole life.

Peter Heller

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writing , coming , spirit

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Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest man is the happiest man.

Sir Theodore Martin

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work , true , busiest , man , happiest

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"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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Proverbs

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

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"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

Facts

"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

Facts

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

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"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.

– Natalia Vodianova –

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