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Vincent de Paul Saint, Priest
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"We must endeavor to have God reign sovereignly in us, and then in others. The trouble with me is that I take more care to have Him reign in others than in myself."

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Elizabeth I Queen
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"I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!"

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Ovid Poet
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"Time glides away and as we get older through the noiseless years; the days flee and are restrained by no reign."

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Keith Murray Rapper, Musician
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"I often yearn to regress into a state that's slightly more atavistic than my decades of conditioning generally allow, but it's difficult to let go of those reigns."

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Jonathan Swift Satirist, Writer
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"Fond of those hives where folly reigns, And cards and scandal are the chains, Where the pert virgin slights a name, And scorns to redden into shame."

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Victor Hugo Novelist, Poet
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"Where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign."

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Paul McCartney Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles."

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