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Quote by Edmund Burke
Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Cori

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. – Edmund Burke

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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. – Edmund Burke

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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling it never forgives preaching of a new gospel. – Edmund Burke

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The first gold star a child gets in school for the mere performance of a needful task is its first lesson in graft. – Philip Wylie, Generation of Vipers, 1942

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What is missing from todays dialogue is the effect autism is having on families, our society and what the unknown factors are. The 300lb. gorilla in the room is that our children with autism today will soon become adults with autism. – Jenny McCarthy

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We feed on the world in increasingly desperate attempts to compensate for feelings of incompleteness, separation, and alienation. This is a sorry way to live. – Ken McLeod, Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention

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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, youre still a rat. – Lily Tomlin

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“These days the technology can solve our problems and then some. Solutions may not only erase physical or mental deficits but leave patients better off than “”able-bodied”” folks. The person who has a disability today may have a superability tomorrow.” – Daniel H. Wilson

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Its really fun at night, because I can see the baby kicking. I can feel the knee or the foot. The baby is starting to get heavy, and its a really incredible feeling. Im so grateful I get to experience this. – Emily Procter

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Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity. – William Wordsworth

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Failure is a word that I simply dont accept. – John H. Johnson

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