Mormonism is a male religion, a dream of prophets and patriarchs.

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However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.

Marilu Henner

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One survey reports that 33 percent of dog owners admit they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on answering machines while they are away.

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The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

Floyd Patterson

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Harold and Maude' is a film I just keep finding myself rewatching.

Peter Hedges

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I think there's something beautiful about the art of making art, and it just will live and breathe.

Annaleigh Ashford

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Being a very tall person, I have always felt a kinship with giraffes.

Alexandra Bracken

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We should trust more to our eyesight than to our ears.

Latin Proverb

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If you're afraid to do something then you're probably never going to achieve it.

Drew Scott

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Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.

James Joyce

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There's no place to put the cash if you take it out of the stock market.

Daniel Alpert

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There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.

George Sarton

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What you give you get, ten times over.

Beninese Proverb

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I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?

Lucinda Williams

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The more things remain obscure and mysterious, the more they interest me. I even try to find mystery in things that have none.

Patrick Modiano

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I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.

Rodney Dangerfield

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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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Mormonism is a male religion, a dream of prophets and patriarchs.

– Shana Alexander –

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