Quote by Washington Irving
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, w

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. – Washington Irving

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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother’s love endures through all. – Washington Irving

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Dont corral me, and Ill always come home. Just let me go out and play during the day. – Sandra Bullock

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I like to stay at home and make cinema in my head. – Eric Cantona

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I buy records – vinyl. I have a record player at home. – Amber Heard

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How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. Its more evident now. – Maya Lin

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