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“I like the lad who, when his father thought To clip his morning nap by hackneyed phrase Of vagrant worm by early songster caught, Cried, "Served him right! it's not at all surprising; The worm was punished, sir, for early rising!”
Source : John Godfrey Saxe (1872). “The Poems: Complete in One Volume”, p.134
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“Earth and sea merged, the sea tossed itself in the air in a fantastic dance, into the shapes of men and horses and tattered banners. I stood in the lee of an overhanging rock and thought of many things.”
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“Part of my role at T-Mobile is the ability to just be myself, because I'm 58 years old and I've done very well, and I don't need to fight my way up the hierarchy with my suit and hair anymore.”
Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
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“I have always said that the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal. Don't tell my missus that, but it is. When that ball hits the back of the net, it is fantastic.”
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“The Earth is a living, breathing entity. Without ongoing care and nurturing, there will be consequences too big to ignore.”
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“I kept asking myself if I felt different, if I was different. The answer was always yes. I was no longer nothing… How odd, I thought; it had taken my mother’s death, Father Quinel’s murder, and the desire of others to kill me to claim a life of my own.”
Source : Avi, (2004). “The Crispin: Cross of Lead”, Hyperion
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“I am intelligent enough to be critical towards the West and take what I need and reject what is bad for me.”
Source : "Remembering Islamic Feminist Fatema Mernissi". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. December 10, 2015.
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“I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.”