It was a strange monster, for beneath its exterior it was frightened and sickened by its own violence. It chastised itself for its savagery. And sometimes it had no heart for violence and rebelled against it utterly.
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-Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN I love my destruction.
Cause I still love the cause of my destruction
-Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN She broke her own heart by holding him into it....
-Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN She craved for the moon, not knowing there were other stars in the sky too...
-Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN You know your value,
Only when someone else crumbles it...
-Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN To be street smart it takes respect of a persons ability to control their emotional state and to kno... GARY F EVANS... Just like any one of us, they started with no road map or guarantee of success. But they went out an... CAMILLE SWEENEY His name was engraved deep in the core of her heart..
- Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN I will lock my feelings up and throw the key in the ocean till someone comes, ready to hunt the dept... ANSHIKA JAIN It's funny.. I still love the person who made me lose my ability to love...
-Anshika. ANSHIKA JAIN Its like I'm a broken mirror.. Don't try to pick my shattered pieces or you will hurt yourself ....
... ANSHIKA JAIN The story was so broken that no one could ever find the missing pieces....
-Anshika ANSHIKA JAIN Their story was just a chapter to him...
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10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI To find that things are never what they seem no matter what way you look at it is an eye opener inde... GARY F EVANS... You could start at a path leading nowhere more fantastic than from your own front steps to the sidew... STEPHEN KING dont wait for next minute, next hour, next day, next week, next year, just do it if you want to do i... ANON QUOTER The only thing to do with good advice is to carry it and pass it on; it is never of any use if you d... KIM GROSHEK Bound by custom or unique by choice. MARGARET MCHEYZER In the East, fames are won. In the west, deeds are done. RALPH WALDO EMERSON The consolation of an imaginary thing is still a real consolation. ROGER SCRUTON If it’s history, let it be history. BEN TOLOSA Life's not perfect. Some loose ends may never get trimmed up and tidied. HODA KOTB Her hormones slipped into their sexy underwear with a grin. JENNIFER SCHMIDT Do it and they will follow CHARMAINE J. FORDE Produce your own dream. If you want to save Peru, go save Peru. It’s quite possible to do anything... JOHN LENNON If our mind was an ocean then every now and then we would have the perfect storm happening in it.Gar... GARY F EVANS... It was more a feeling of hunger than anything else. BRADY QUINN A man can define many things beautifully in his life, but his character is one beautiful thing that ... ANUJ SOMANY That's how it happen! DEYTH BANGER You are unbelievably sexy. CORA CARMACK Awareness makes us emotionally brilliant! If you can honestly say that you are fully awar... LORII MYERS Remove the temptation to settle for anything short of what you deserve. LORII MYERS Your desire to succeed must overpower your fear of failure! LORII MYERS Heuristic is an algorithm in a clown suit. It’s less predictable, it’s more fun, and it comes wi... STEVE MCCONNELL They float, they all float... and when you're down here with me, fat boy, you'll float too. STEPHEN KING Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-of... SHEL SILVERSTEIN You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. BOB MARLEY It was hard to say sometimes whether he was being provocative for its own sake or if he was just bei... PAUL KRASSNER I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it. DAGMARA DOMINCZYK If you want to do something, go for it -you've got nothing to lose. LOUIS TOMLINSON Tomorrow is promised to no one. Prioritize today accordingly. GINA GREENLEE When all your efforts are channeled through a common canal for progress, no condition can alter a si... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Love doesn't need to be discussed; it has its own voice and speaks for itself. PAULO COELHO An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonv... MAHATMA GANDHI When I then turned toward the scriptures, they appeared to me to be quite unworthy to be compared wi... AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO
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KRISTIN ARMSTRONG Sometimes, HR departments have had trouble with employees abusing sabbaticals or asking to cash out ... KRISTIN ACCIPITER The high-tech arena is one of the areas where we are seeing the most growth in sabbatical programs. ... KRISTIN ACCIPITER I think the number one factor impacting these programs is the tight labor market, which is making it... KRISTIN ACCIPITER There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common. KRISTIN ACCIPITER I think it's here to stay, but there are problems to be ironed out. KRISTIN ACCIPITER I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Inst... KRISTIN ACCIPITER I don't typically drink coffee. KRISTIN CAVALLARI So he likes being mean to you. And you like that he likes bean mean to you. And I like being me... KRISTIN WALKER Sorry, Maggie, but I'm not into bondage. Even the subconscious kind. 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I'm obsessed with Brazil and I've always had this dream ... KRISTIN KREUK I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits. KRISTIN KREUK I really don't use that much make up - I'm pretty natural. I wear even less of it in the summer. KRISTIN KREUK I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challen... KRISTIN KREUK I wanted to be a forensic scientist for a long time...It's like putting the pieces of a puzzle toget... KRISTIN KREUK Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts. KRISTIN KREUK I love having messy hair. I put in a lot of effort to have it look as messy as possible. KRISTIN KREUK Which is nice, because it means brides can come in, and they don't have one type of gown to pick fro... KRISTIN STONER Sometimes when we have so much going on, it's easy to forsake the things that seem like personal... KRISTIN ARMSTRONG Not everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer; however, if you can't see y... KRISTIN CHENOWETH It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy. KRISTIN KREUK It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the rea... KRISTIN GORE I am unique, a sheep, intimidating, scared, powerful, beautiful, flawed, and perfect in the same mom... KRISTIN CAST You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you t... KRISTIN CHENOWETH Oh my God, I used to get heartburn and all sorts of indigestion and stuff because I didn't feel ... KRISTIN CAST I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music. KRISTIN KREUK I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings... KRISTIN ARMSTRONG But South Africa has become more resilient and this is likely to be a soft landing. KRISTIN LINDOW