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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappoin

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. – Ambrose Bierce

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Convent – a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. – Ambrose Bierce

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Enthusiasm – a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience. – Ambrose Bierce

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I still believe in a place called Hope. – William J. Clinton

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You have perhaps waited for years to be freed from some need. For a long, long time you have looked out from the darkness in search of the light, and have had a difficult problem in life that you have not been able to solve in spite of great efforts. And then, when the time was fulfilled and God – Eberhard Arnold

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One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You dont know it. – James Lovelock

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I really feel confident about my dancing now, so I hope there could be a place for me in the West End or on Broadway – maybe a musical, maybe my own show. – Katherine Jenkins

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These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when Im washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when youre driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them. – Al Jarreau

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Im not blaming my mom for my life because I am responsible for me, and nobody can change me or ruin me easier than I can. – Mindy McCready

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