Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold and the mate of the nancy brig, and a bo'sun tight and a midshipmate and the crew of the captain's gig.

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Life comes down to honesty and doing what's right. That's what's most important.

Bob Feller

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life , down , honesty

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My three obsessions are mental illness, horror and religion.

Victor LaValle

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three , obsessions , mental

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I want to learn how to boil milk. I somehow manage to over-boil and waste it consistently.

Nimrat Kaur

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want , learn , how

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Let the process play itself out.

Tim Ryan

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process , play , itself

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I like to do something I fear.

Heath Ledger

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fear

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All great enterprises have a pearl of faith at their core, and this must be ours that Americans are still a people born to liberty.

Mitch Daniels

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great , enterprises , pearl

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My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Dave Van Ronk

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uncle , grandfather , both

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We think we're at a point where one or two small pieces of information could put us over the edge.

David Thomas

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think , point , where , two , small

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Everything is for the good in the end.

Christine McVie

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everything , good

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It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.

Barney Ross

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lucky , nine

Proverbs

Do not dwell in a city whose governor is a physician.

Traditional Proverb

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dwell , city , whose , governor

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It's an amazing thing to watch a lizard fold a moth into its mouth, like a sword swallower who specialises in umbrellas.

Elizabeth McCracken

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amazing , thing , watch

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It's amazing what your brain can do when all your senses are heightened.

Viv Albertine

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amazing , your , brain

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Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.

Francis Quarles

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wisdom

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Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

Jacob Bronowski

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knowledge

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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facts

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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facts

Proverbs

"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

Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold and the mate of the nancy brig, and a bo'sun tight and a midshipmate and the crew of the captain's gig.

– W. S. Gilbert –

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