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In some families, please is described as the magic word. In

In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry. – Margaret Laurence

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Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so. After that, it is no longer such a novelty to rise late and have little to do. – Margaret Laurence

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Theres a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that Im affected by that. The majority of the people in my family have been in some kind of mental institution, as for my brother he doesnt want to leave. He likes it very much. – David Bowie

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Family is just accident…. They don’t mean to get on your nerves. They don’t even mean to be your family, they just are. – Marsha Norman

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My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world. – Reba McEntire

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I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis

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Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I havent done or some place that Ive never been or dont even know. Its just gossip, rumors, egos, and politics. – Hilary Duff

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Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace. – George Santayana

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Ive learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business. – Randy Travis

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We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there wont be a world – at least, a world inhabited by creatures other than bacteria and beetles, with some scattering of others. – Noam Chomsky

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