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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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After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty. – Washington Irving

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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. – Washington Irving

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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears. – Washington Irving

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I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy. – Janice Dickinson

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White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home. – Ron Fournier

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At home Ive got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour. – Thom Yorke

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