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The more people pointed at me in scorn the more stubborn I got and when they began calling me the Bad Girl of West Seattle High, I tried to live up to it.

~Frances Farmer

Topics: Bad Bad Girl Began Calling Girl Got High Live Me More More People People Pointed Scorn Seattle Stubborn Tried Up West I Tried

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Not long after I was married, World War II began. My husband John volunteered for the Navy and was sent to Pensacola for training as a Naval Combat Air Crew photographer. It seemed a strange assignment for a young newspaper editor and writer, already exempt, but off he went, saying goodbye to our 18-month-old Johnny and me.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: After Air Assignment Began Combat Crew Editor Exempt Goodbye He Husband John Johnny Long Married Me Naval Navy Newspaper Off Our Photographer Saying Saying Goodbye Seemed Sent Strange Training Volunteered War World World War World War Ii Writer Young

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I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer.

~Francis W. Newman

Topics: Almost Began Bible Books Eleven First Habit Immediately Old Prayer Read Religious School Secret Years

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They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to sip at the merchandise and it set them back, set us all back. Well, them more than I.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Back Bar Because Began Business Merchandise Mistake More Set Sip Than Them Us Well Which

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Sure, I went through my 'J'accuse' phase. I was so angry for so long, I could hardly have a conversation without getting into an argument. And it was only when I felt I could finally distance myself from my past that I began to write about what happened - not just to me, but to lots of young people. I think my story is a cautionary tale.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: About Angry Argument Began Conversation Could Distance Felt Finally Getting Happened Hardly Just Long Lots Me Myself Only Past People Phase Story Sure Tale Think Through Without Write Young Young People I Think

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My acting career began on the streets of New York. When I was a cop, I played many impressive roles, from derelict to a doctor, and my life often depended on my performance.

~Frank Serpico

Topics: Acting Acting Career Began Career Cop Depended Doctor Impressive Life Many My Life New New York Often Performance Played Roles Streets York

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As the 2016 campaign has graphically illustrated, Trump doesn't treat rivals gently. Testifying before a congressional committee in 1993, he began with his rote protestations of friendship.

~Franklin Foer

Topics: Before Began Campaign Committee Congressional Friendship Gently He His Illustrated Rivals Rote Treat Trump

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In 1974, we began franchising. We didn't have any big thought process except that, 'OK, franchising will help us get to our goal of 32 stores and help us run stores farther away from home.'

~Fred Deluca

Topics: Any Away Began Big Except Farther Get Goal Help Home Ok Our Process Run Stores Thought Thought Process Us Will

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The Swords were still interesting but by then a cast of characters had started to appear and go on from book to book, and other things about the world began to feel constricting. And there were other things I wanted to do, so I closed the series up and stopped it.

~Fred Saberhagen

Topics: About Appear Began Book Cast Characters Closed Feel Go Had Interesting Other Series Started Still Stopped Swords Then Things Up Wanted Were World

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I left Facebook after Facebook groups began appearing about me and suddenly your personal photographs start becoming public property.

~Freddie Stroma

Topics: About After Appearing Becoming Began Facebook Groups Left Me Personal Photographs Property Public Start Suddenly Your

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