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Quote by George Eliot
All the learnin my father paid for was a bit o birch at one end an

All the learnin my father paid for was a bit o birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. – George Eliot

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Perhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate belief which determines the consequences it believes in. – George Eliot

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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. – George Eliot

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I could not tell you the date of my mothers death. I could not tell you the date of my dads death. These are not dates that I find significant. – O. J. Simpson

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You know, my mothers beautiful, my dad was a really handsome man, and there was a lot of talk about looks when I was growing up. – Courteney Cox

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I had the best of both worlds when I was a kid. Id spend a quiet week with my mum, then Id go to my dads property in the Adelaide Hills, where there were all these kids and animals running around. – Teresa Palmer

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My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one party made a difference in his life. Thats what everybody forgot when they called my father and other people political bosses. – Richard M. Daley

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Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state. – Tony Campolo

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A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples. – Alexander Haig

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Ive lost my faith in science. – Bette Davis

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Faith is personal if its to be real. – Bear Grylls

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