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“Sometimes the harshest lessons were the most valuable.”
Source : S. M. Stirling (2008). “The Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change”, p.365, Penguin
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“A good use for me is to let me go away with my sewing machine and come back with some really new stuff.”
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“The dance, like most dances after supper, was a merry one; some of the older folks joined in it, and the squire himself figured down several couple with a partner, with whom he affirmed he had danced at every Christmas for nearly half a century.”
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“Conversation can be a learning experience for everyone. I never hesitate to reach out when I'm in over my head, and I'll never hesitate to return the favor.”
Source : "Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Land Surveyor". Interview with Andy Orin, lifehacker.com. December 10, 2015. 
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“Pan Am can go to hell.”
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“Never curse yourself by limiting your students.”
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“Myself, I have never seen a bumper sticker saying " Hate if you Love Jesus ", but I sometimes wonder why not. It would be a good slogan for the religious Right.”
Source : Simon Blackburn (1999). “Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy”, p.133, Oxford University Press
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“Love - not dim and blind but so far-seeing that it can glimpse around corners, around bends and twists and illusion; instead of overlooking faults love sees through them to the secret inside.”
