Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good is a life that's forgiving. We're creatures of contact regardless of whether we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together. Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more-- since it beats staying dry but so lonely on shore. So we make ourselves open while knowing full well it's essentially saying "please, come pierce my shell.
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I always loved racing and I started studying about breeding a... DAVID CASSIDY I've always had a love for horses since I was really young. When I was 5 years old, the only thi... DAVID CASSIDY My mother gave up a good part of her career to look after me. DAVID CASSIDY In a very short period of time, actors can become kind of relevant and hot. DAVID CASSIDY I played in garage bands and rock and roll bands when I was in junior high and high school and saw s... DAVID CASSIDY I found myself very lost after 'The Partridge Family,' and I lost my dad and I lost my manag... DAVID CASSIDY I've been able to go on and have a successful career on Broadway and certainly the last five yea... DAVID CASSIDY It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes. DAVID CASSIDY We live in a world of strange priorities, where Kim Kardashian buying a Lamborghini creates internat... DAVID HAREWOOD The law always limits every power it gives. 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I like the craft, the idea ... DAVID LACHAPELLE Gribenes have been referred to as Jewish popcorn or kosher pork rinds. It's basically chicken sk... DAVID SAX Texas hold 'em is all about folding and waiting for that time that comes up every hour or two wh... DAVID EINHORN I spent most of high school working on the debate team, probably at some expense to my grades. Being... DAVID EINHORN During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first pr... DAVID EINHORN I rooted for the Milwaukee Brewers and its stars, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. I went to a lot of g... DAVID EINHORN I've got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work. DAVID EINHORN My father and grandfather were businessmen. The family business was Adelphi Paints in New Jersey. Wh... DAVID EINHORN