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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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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. – Washington Irving

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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving

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I dont know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse to my game, but inside the paint is where men are made. If you cant play there, you should be home with your mama. – Karl Malone

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I exercise at home – light cardio and yoga. – Danica McKellar

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You earn very little money on independent films and Im the provider for my home, so I do have to think of taking one for the accountant time and again and that means studio pictures. – Vera Farmiga

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Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home. – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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Kids are a great analogy. You want your kids to grow up, and you dont want your kids to grow up. You want your kids to become independent of you, but its also a parents worst nightmare: That they wont need you. Its like the real tragedy of parenting. – Jonathan Safran Foer

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A dream has power to poison sleep. – Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Mutability"

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Self-respect knows no considerations. – Mahatma Gandhi

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People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives. – J. Michael Straczynski

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