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On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner woul

On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be fined twenty-five rubles. – Mary Antin

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One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czars health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue. – Mary Antin

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Health
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Mary Antin
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As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns. – Mary Antin

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Morning
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Mary Antin
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The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered the public school. – Mary Antin

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Morning
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Mary Antin
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Other Quotes from
Birthday
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With a recent birthday, Ive been acting now for twenty years. – Thayer David

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Birthday

I had arranged a birthday party for him and my children, who are all Aquarians. Instead, we got married. I ran out of excuses. It was just us and my children. – Diane von Furstenberg

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Birthday

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. – Larry Lorenzoni

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Birthday

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living in San Francisco at the time and I started attending some of the concerts and then simply dropping hints. – Bobby McFerrin

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Birthday

Random Quotes

When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you. – Jessica Lange

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Serenity

Responsibility educates. – Wendell Phillips

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Education

War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it. – Martin Luther

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Religion

Ever since I was a little kid, Ive felt comfortable in a suit. It all started when my mom bought me a three-piece Pierre Cardin suit. I wore that thing everywhere. Eventually I realized I was going to be the kid who got beat up in school, but I kept wearing it. – Paul Feig

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mom