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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

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One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: dont change diapers in midstream. – Don Marquis

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prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into – Don Marquis

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In a broken nest there are few whole eggs. – Chinese Proverb

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You can say I had a severe case of Roots envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able to… do my family tree back to the slave ship and then reverse the Middle Passage, as I like to put it, and find the tribe or ethnic group that I was from in Africa. – Henry Louis Gates

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I love Christmas. I really do love Christmas. I love being with my family and I love snow. I love the music and the lights and all of it. – Christina Applegate

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I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique. – Gwyneth Paltrow

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The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, We did it ourselves. – Lao Tzu

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Theres something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality. – Connie Britton

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I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us. – Jack Kevorkian

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My mother was a teacher, my father was a community organizer. I come from a working class background. – Chris Hayes

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