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JESSIE J Time is the glue that bonds a broken heart, but love is the air which dries the glue. -J. Franklin. J. FRANKLIN I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long... J. COLE It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my granda... JESSIE J The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delig... J. KRISHNAMURTI Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has n... J. SWARTZ I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres. JESSIE J People admire my confidence, but they never see me when I'm alone. That's when I'm the most raw beca... J. MERRIDEW There will come a time in your life when you lose something that matters to you. You'll fight for it... J. STERLING We are your friends. It is the law of friendship that you tell us things you don’t want to tell us... J. LYNN Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated. J. YAHL Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obsti... J. SWARTZ There is no end to relationship. There may be the end of a particular relationship, but relationship... J. KRISHNAMURTI Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mer... J. KRISHNAMURTI Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle. J. MASAI A bureaucrat is a person who cuts red tape sideways. J. MCCABE I regret that I have but one life to give for my country. J. HELLER Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with ... J. BARTLETT My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants. J. BROTHERTON A good name is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels o... J. HAWES