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The court dismissed the negligent supervision and other state law claims because they were barred by sovereign immunity. The federal court subsequently dismissed the federal law claims that we alleged under 42 U.S.C. 1983, because of the shortened statute of limitations that applied to claims under that statute.


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WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY He that hath ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY Then sing as Martin Luther sang:"Who loves not wine, woman, and song,He is a fool his whole life lon...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY When we say of a gentleman that he lives elegantly on nothing a year, we use the word "nothing" to s...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY Away from the world and its toils and its cares,I've a snug little kingdom up four pair of stairs.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY Let the man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim. Attacking is his only secret. D...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY The wicked are wicked, no doubt, and they go astray and they fall, and they come by their deserts; b...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY What part of confidante has that poor teapot played ever since the kindly plant was introduced among...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY There's a great power of imagination about these little creatures, and a creative fancy and belief t...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY Perhaps all early love affairs ought to be strangled or drowned, like so many blind kittens.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY A man -- I let the truth out --
Who's had almost every tooth out,
Cannot sing as once he san...
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY This Constitution was not made for a day, nor is it composed of such flexible materials as to be war...
JOHN TYLER Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
AISHA TYLER I'm not an artist. I set the camera up and tell my story.
TYLER PERRY I'm surrounded by geniuses, which is really not good for my own personal self-esteem!
AISHA TYLER If you like the outdoors, Colorado is a big adventure playground for adults: it's great for skii...
TYLER HAMILTON I can never consent to being dictated to.
JOHN TYLER I love to see a woman in high-heeled shoes. There's something about the curve of the feet up the...
TYLER PERRY My own personal popularity can have no influence over me when the dictates of my best judgment and t...
JOHN TYLER We direct the destinies of a mighty continent. Our resources are unlimited: our means unbounded. If ...
JOHN TYLER Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from th...
TYLER COWEN Gemini is a spot bitcoin exchange. To use it, you sign up with Gemini.com and undergo the initial st...
TYLER WINKLEVOSS We see bitcoin as potentially the greatest social network of all.
TYLER WINKLEVOSS We dealt with a lot of skepticism early on, when we first spoke about bitcoin.
TYLER WINKLEVOSS There's been many times when a producer will say, 'I don't think you want to say that.&#...
TYLER JOSEPH I'm a fast foodie - like, a foodie, but with food courts. I'd love to go with all my friends...
TYLER OAKLEY Am I going to complain about being typecast as smart? I don't think so.
AISHA TYLER What am I wearing? Hmmm, I'd love to tell you something slinky and sexy, but usually it's an old T-s...
AISHA TYLER I take the most wrenchingly painful moments of my life, brush them off and present them for the amus...
AISHA TYLER Do you have any idea what it's like when you try and make home porn? My husband and I tried it. We l...
AISHA TYLER My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clot...
AISHA TYLER