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When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unsp

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it. – Arabic Proverb

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Its a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney? – Eileen Aitkins

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