A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

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In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.

Salman Rushdie

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fundamentalism , extent , regime

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We are entertainers. We're trying to entertain people.

Matt Stone

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trying , entertain

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The waffle iron was invented on August 24, 1869.

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When I was first going out to funky events, it was a lovely kind of music to dance to - it had such a nice vibe.

Kyla Reid

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first , going , out

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I'm a decent cook, and I will try to cook anything. My only weakness is that I don't know servings - I only know how to make a lot.

Patrice O'Neal

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decent , will , try

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The difference between landscape and landscape is small, but there's a great difference in the beholders.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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difference , between , landscape , great

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Now that I'm a mom, I'm way more laid back. If you come into my house, don't look for a coaster. Forget it. There is not a piece of furniture in my house now that is too precious.

Angela Kinsey

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I do everything I do to pay tribute to my great-grandfather.

Nik Wallenda

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everything , pay , tribute

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If there were dreams to sell, merry and sad to tell, and the crier rung his bell, what would you buy?

T. L. Beddoes

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were , dreams , merry , sad , rung

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Guess what: the sky didn't fall.

Bernie Sanders

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guess , sky

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The word "happiness" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

Carl Jung

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word , would , lose , meaning , were

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Many differences are rooted in biology and reinforced through culture, so it's important to acknowledge that. Because if you say men and women are the same and if male behaviour is the norm, and women are always expected to act like men, we will never be as good at being men as men are.

Dee Dee Myers

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I want to be fighting for a society accountable towards its citizens.

Binyavanga Wainaina

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want , fighting , society

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Call me cheesy but a dream home is really where the heart is.

Drew Scott

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call , me , cheesy

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Blue was traditionally associated with pain in China.

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blue , associated , pain

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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

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"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

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"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

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"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

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson –

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