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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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The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem. – Washington Irving

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With all the hundreds of dresses and shoes I have, it would be an absolute crime if I dont have a little girl. I have a whole room at home filled with my stage wear. – Katherine Jenkins

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After hundreds of auditions and nothing, youre sitting home and wondering, What am I doing? – Demi Lovato

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