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It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history a

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

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The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. – Rebecca West

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Women
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Did St Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. – Rebecca West

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Birds
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History
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No one can really know the life of his own day, let alone that of times long past. Always the historian sees as in a mirror darkly, the reds and the golds rendered drab by the shadows of time. – Earl R. Beck, On Teaching History in Colleges and Universities

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History

Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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History

Why shouldnt rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess its this old idea of containment – that rappers, because theyre black, cant and shouldnt aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence. – Saul Williams

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History

We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities. – Thabo Mbeki

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History

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The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others. – Author Unknown

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Advice

The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether its Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning. – Howard Gardner

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Family

The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. – Japanese Proverb

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Perspective

I grew up in the business since I was three years old so Ive always kind of been in front of the camera and grew up in commercials and I knew that I wanted to do it no matter what, I just loved it. – Ashley Tisdale

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Business