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Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I h

Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I heard my family called decent. – Thomas Mann

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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I dont know where I would be without it. – Thomas Mann

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All interest in disease and death is only another expression of interest in life. – Thomas Mann

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Death
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An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it names, it characterizes, it passes judgment, in that it creates. – Thomas Mann

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I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around. – Li Na

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My mother has always been the social glue holding the family together. – Kim Kardashian

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A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement. – James H. Douglas

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Family is becoming more and more important to me. – Diane Kruger

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No, I got a GED in my 30s. My kids know that I never stop learning, and they know I love reading. I have books overflowing everywhere. I am current on todays events and I read the paper every day, and we talk about it, so they see that appetite. – Michael J. Fox

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