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Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA We die a day at a time BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Im waiting, for what, my kind of people, what kind is that, i can tell my kind of people by their fa... AYN RAND To be totally honest, if I could be thinner without it causing a lot of pain and anxiety in my life,... COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH ...knew the futility of agonizing over why things had transpired as they had. What could have happen... RAYMOND E. FEIST Like a deep sad note played beneath the ocean waving through the orb the memories of ... PAWAN MISHRA A man drank and became drunk, next he said, now i am delivered from my enemies and then walked into ... SOTONYE ANGA Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. 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POPE JOHN PAUL II Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry a... POPE JOHN PAUL II Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimate... POPE JOHN PAUL II I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly moth... POPE JOHN PAUL II The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a pro... POPE JOHN PAUL II From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can ... POPE JOHN PAUL II Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. POPE JOHN PAUL II An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. POPE JOHN PAUL II Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. POPE JOHN PAUL II The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and ... POPE JOHN PAUL II Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, on... POPE JOHN PAUL II Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressi... POPE JOHN PAUL II The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not d... POPE JOHN PAUL II To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the... POPE JOHN PAUL II Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural ... POPE JOHN PAUL II
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MICHELLE OBAMA For me, education has never been simply a policy issue - it's personal. Neither of my parents an... MICHELLE OBAMA One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebo... MICHELLE OBAMA 9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspire... MICHELLE MALKIN My dad and I had been close - he called me Tuyet Bang, Vietnamese for 'avalanche,' because o... MICHELLE PHAN As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to as... MICHELLE OBAMA Whatever happens, I'll just keep moving forward. Like an avalanche. MICHELLE PHAN I think the thing that I admire about Rick Santorum is that he hasn't backed down or apologized ... MICHELLE MALKIN I say this everywhere I go: I admire and respect Hillary. She has been a lawyer, a law professor, Fi... MICHELLE OBAMA As a young girl, I loved having stories read to me. There is something magical about narration and v... MICHELLE PHAN It's the little details I love. How to fletch your arrows with owl feathers, because owls fly si... MICHELLE PAVER Why do so many children love the idea of being snowed in or shipwrecked, of having to survive on one... MICHELLE PAVER In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate. MICHELLE BACHELET We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list. MICHELLE OBAMA Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're sc... MICHELLE OBAMA I wish every American had an opportunity to sit down, to go to a base, to meet with families, to mee... MICHELLE OBAMA When I'm having a bad day, I pick up my guitar. MICHELLE BRANCH