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The first time you buy a house you think how pretty it is and sign the check. The second time you look to see if the basement has termites. It's the same with men.


Lupe Velez

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AGESILAUS THE SECOND Today is about the now, the moment you live in, so do now what you want to do
SOTONYE ANGA Ages and epochs belong to Time. Only the fleeting moment is eternal.
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TED WILLIAMS ...and frankly speaking, I don't give a damn.
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DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) All day long you sit and sew,
Stitch life down for fear it grow,

Stitch life down fo...
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GERMAN NOVOMODNY To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know,...
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