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Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.


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Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.



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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.



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I was an only child. I did have kind of like a lonely existence.

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