I've had a somewhat typical experience in that many of the contemporary writers I was exposed to early on were white and often male.

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Eliminate the cause of a mistake. Don't just clean it up.

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eliminate , cause , just , clean

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I think, traditionally, power is perceived as something that belongs to men and is an excuse to behave in a disempowered way.

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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power , perceived , something

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The television business, by virtue of what's happened to streaming, it's really turned the traditional television business upside down.

Eric Bischoff

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television , virtue , happened

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Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days.

Jo Bonner

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Proverbs

The world likes to be cheated.

Dutch Proverb

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world , likes

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The bottom line, addressing defense spending cuts with a meat ax like sequestration will damage defense readiness for decades to come.

Ander Crenshaw

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bottom , addressing , defense

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My prayer is to learn new things, imbibe fresh insights. You must not take life too seriously. You must enjoy the process of living.

Sonu Nigam

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prayer , learn , new

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Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Paul Tillich

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cruelty , towards , others

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There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.

Alfred de Musset

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I found about twice as much precipitate in the disturbed clam than in the calm clam that I just left alone.

Lindsey Dougherty

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found , twice , much , disturbed , than

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I'm much more indecisive and a people-pleaser than someone who's willing to step into the firing line.

Andrew Lincoln

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much , more , indecisive

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Grassroots projects are what keep you alive as an actor.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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grassroots , projects , keep

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I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

Karl Lagerfeld

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never , satisfied , myself

Proverbs

It rained on the mountaintop, but it was the valley below that got flooded.

African Proverb

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rained , valley , below , got

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I have a vision of the world as being a lot darker, perhaps, than I did when I was 31 and wrote the 'Books of Blood'.

Clive Barker

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vision , world , being

Facts

"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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"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, 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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facts

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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

I've had a somewhat typical experience in that many of the contemporary writers I was exposed to early on were white and often male.

– Laura van den Berg –

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