"Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even more difficult to broach the subject the second time around."
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"Can't you see... that I made it? Yeah I made it First I made you who you are, but then I made it."
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"Through unity of action we can be a veritable colossus in support of peace. No one can defeat us unless we first defeat ourselves. Every one of us must be guided by this truth."
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"Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than humans would at first suppose."
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""The Dream of a Common Language" by Adrienne Rich. I carried it the entire hike. On my first night, when I felt like I was in too deep, I read the first poem out loud to myself over and over."
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"But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first."
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"I like the inspiration of the first take."
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"I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote."
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"Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business."
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"There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing a Jewish act.'"
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"The first thing I know, I'm in a card game. Then I'm in a crap game."
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"When you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children."
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"Which would you part with first -- your tobacco, your whiskey, or your religion?"
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"The whole planet is waiting for someone to do it first"
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"Defense is the first act of war."
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"The great man is the man who does a thing for the first time."
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"This is a landmark opportunity for all that live and work in the Yukon. The Territory is now one step closer to realizing the potential that geothermal heat and power has for the economy, the environment, First Peoples, tax-payers and businesses."
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"I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time."
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"When you talk about God, the first thing that comes along is not love, it's fear. You have to fear, and be in awe. You have to be scared. Any religion, it's like first thing."
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"First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons."
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