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Quote by Don Marquis
I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis

Other quotes by Don Marquis

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose-petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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Poetry
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Don Marquis
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Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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Poetry
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Don Marquis
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Growing up with my family gave me some of my best memories. Id like to have a family of my own – slip away for a bit and do nothing but spend those early years with my children. – Katherine Jenkins

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Im worried about that man or woman sitting around – the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family. – Rick Perry

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Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when theyre eating sandwiches. – Jim Carrey

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At a familys most difficult time, I want to make sure at a minimum that they have the very basic of comforts: the ability to grieve their loss privately and the knowledge that their country is grateful for their loved ones sacrifice and service. – Dave Reichert

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My country, right or wrong is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying My mother, drunk or sober. – G. K. Chesterton

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There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isnt there. – L. Ron Hubbard

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In choosing global corporate partners UNICEF emphasises compatibility with our core values and looks to build alliances that advance our mission of ensuring the health, education, equality and protection for all the worlds children. – Carol Bellamy

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I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours. – John F. Kennedy

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