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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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Other Quotes from
Birthday
category

Presents dont really mean much to me. I dont want to sound mawkish, but – it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love. – Gabriel Byrne

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Birthday

I binge when Im happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like Im at a birthday party. – Kirstie Alley

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Birthday

A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. – Author Unknown

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Birthday

The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. – Jerry M. Wright

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Birthday

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We are all strong enough to bear other mens misfortunes. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Politics are about preserving relationships at the end of the day, and it has nothing to do with the greater good for humanity. Its just all about business. – will.i.am

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Business

labor not after riches first, and think thou afterwards wilt enjoy them. He who neglecteth the present moment, throweth away all that he hath. As the arrow passeth through the heart, while the warrior knew not that it was – Akhenaton

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I didnt want to be the typical teen idol. I didnt want to be Leif Garrett. I didnt want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing. – Willie Aames

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teen