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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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The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best. – George Eliot

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To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion. – George Eliot

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Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make Antonio Stradivariuss violins without Antonio. – George Eliot

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My dad always said I was hard-headed, that it would take something like that to wake me up spiritually, and I guess it did. My heart had gotten so beat up that I didnt have anything left to give. – Scott Stapp

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I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night. – Lady Gaga

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I never had a speech from my father this is what you must do or shouldnt do but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasnt perfect. – Adam Sandler

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Mental illness can happen to anybody. You can be a dustman, a politician, a Tesco worker… anyone. It could be your dad, your brother or your aunt. – Frank Bruno

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