"I would never give artificial birth control to an unmarried person."
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"Our fans make the band. What they give we give right back. They're an integral part of us. They ARE us."
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"The principle exercise which the children of god have is to pray. For in this way they give true proof of their faith."
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"Now among the other things proper to recreate man and give him pleasure, music is either the first or one of the principal;and we must think that it is a gift of God deputed for that purpose'."
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"[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them?"
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"The amount of time we give to something indicates it's importance to us."
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"It's not what your parents give you. It's what you do with your own stuff."
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"All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious."
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"The highest and most precious treasure we receive of God is, that we can speak, hear, see, etc.; but how few acknowledge these as God's special gifts, much less give God thanks for them."
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"He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him."
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"People only know what you tell them.And it was true.People gave out their whole life stories to anyone and everyone without a second's thought.Stand at a bus stop,sit in a strange pub,get banged up,and someone would always give you their life story.It was as if they were trying to prove they existed"
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"And over one more set of hills, along the sea, the last roses have opened their factories of sweetness and are giving it back to the world. If I had another life I would want to spend it all on some unstinting happiness."
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"When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature."
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"Public education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite."
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"Life sometimes gives you a second chance."
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"I say to myself, 'I don't know how to act - and why does anybody want to look at me on-screen anymore?' ... Lots of actors feel that way. What gives you strength is also your weakness - your raging insecurity."
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"One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom."
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"Every one is well or ill at ease, according as he finds himself! not he whom the world believes, but he who believes himself to be so, is content; and in him alone belief gives itself being and reality"
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"Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair."
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"Give the enemy an inch, hell take a yard."
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