Quote by Mary Antin
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

Other quotes by Mary Antin

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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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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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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Other Quotes from
Birthday
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If you look over the years, the styles have changed – the clothes, the hair, the production, the approach to the songs. The icing to the cake has changed flavors. But if you really look at the cake itself, its really the same. – John Oates

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Birthday

The first fact about the celebration of birthdays is that it is a good way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive. – G.K. Chesterton, “Our Birthday,” 1935

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Birthday

I am a big popcorn fanatic. I love popcorn. In fact one year for my birthday, my husband bought me one of those big popcorn machines like they have in movie theaters. – Debbie Macomber

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Birthday

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. – Jean Paul Richter

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Birthday

Random Quotes

I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum, and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart. – Elizabeth Blackwell

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sad

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace. – Yitzhak Rabin

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Peace

During the war, in which several of our embedded correspondents were able to report from moving vehicles crossing the Iraqi desert, the use of technology made news gathering safer. – Jim Walton

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Technology

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Beauty