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“Remember how excited you were when you turned five years old. Today, you should be 10 times that excited. Happy 50th birthday!”
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“The president doesn't get an automatic pay raise, so they can't freeze it for him. But it also does extend the pay rate - they pay increases or pay freeze for pay increases for members of Congress. They've had a pay freeze since 2009, but most civil servants will see a small pay bump in 2016 thanks to a separate order from President Obama.”
Source : "Here's What You Should Know About The $1.8 Trillion Spending Bill". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. December 21, 2015.
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“I've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt a little bad receiving it, so I received it on behalf of the fellows, because there's no such thing as a single-handed war. There's always a support group, and if you didn't have people who supported you, you couldn't fight a war.”
Source : Source: www.achievement.org
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“The goal of education should be to dismantle the Middle Pole view, not to reinforce it in the name of the need for a grounding in one's own civilisation.”
Source : "Buddhist howls". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. December 28, 2012.
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“One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.”
Source : Gail Godwin (2011). “The Finishing School”, p.5, Ballantine Books
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“Fearlessness is extending ourselves beyond our limited view.”
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“I hate bacon. Everyone thinks I'm insane... maybe I am. I don't like it at all.”
Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
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“McEnroe has got to sit down and work out where he stands.”