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Quote by John Cheever
When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They wer

When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. – John Cheever

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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever

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Knowledge
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For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty. – John Cheever

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I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children. – Mary J. Blige

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The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybodys house. – Al Sharpton

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Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities. – Daisaku Ikeda

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My family comes first. Maybe thats what makes me different from other guys. – Bobby Darin

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I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours. – Edna Ferber

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For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition and use. – Alfred Nobel

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Its wonderful to have the most important thing in the world there first thing in the morning. And especially in this business, where the opportunity to think everything is about you is there every day, now I really know that it isnt all about me. – Kate Beckinsale

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