Don't take for granted that the worthiness of your cause will win you allies; bring it down to a scale that people can relate to.

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It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Poverty is unnecessary.

Muhammad Yunus

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finance

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You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball.

Drew Bledsoe

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There are incredible decisions made in a 48-minute game with a 24-second shot clock and the last two minutes of a game.

Kelvin Sampson

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One of the things I do well - I think, anyway - is combining different tones.

Marc Guggenheim

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Over 400 workers helped to sculpt Mount Rushmore climbing 506 steps to its top each day and amazingly there were no fatalities.

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I just think it's good to have a big, living, breathing piece of music that's not just songs.

Nancy Wilson

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Our own lives always influence the way we write.

Curt Smith

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I don't want to be known just as 'Carrot Top.' I don't always want to be this crazy, goofy guy.

Carrot Top

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So after the Lewinsky scandal, everything changed, and we moved from using the Bible to address the moral issues of our time, which were social, to moral issues of our time that were very personal. I have continued that relationship up until the present.

Tony Campolo

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Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.

Andy Serkis

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As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.

Rob Bell

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Everyone wants to be cary grant. Even I want to be cary grant.

Cary Grant

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The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.

Oscar Wilde

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My Instagram is basically all knitting, my dog, and a little bit of 'The Defenders.'

Krysten Ritter

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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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Don't take for granted that the worthiness of your cause will win you allies; bring it down to a scale that people can relate to.

– Samantha Power –

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