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The children of less effective, less competent parents will be more likely to adopt the customs and values of the peer group.

~Caterina Fake

Topics: Adopt Children Competent Customs Effective Group Less Likely More Parents Peer Values Will

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I think a platform such as YouTube has to respect local laws and customs.

~Chad Hurley

Topics: Customs Laws Local Platform Respect Think Youtube I Think

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Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the same men; and with heads as empty as their pockets, return home with traveled bodies, but untravelled minds.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Associate Bodies Change Climate Customs Empty Foreign Heads Home Men Minds Nations New Only Own Pockets Return Same See Those Traveled Visit Who

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Now it is evident that a little insight into the customs of every people is necessary to insure a kindly communication; this, joined with patience and kindness, will seldom fail with the natives of the interior.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Communication Customs Every Evident Fail Insight Insure Interior Joined Kindly Kindness Little Natives Necessary Now Patience People Seldom Will

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Every time I enter a country and have to write down my occupation at customs, I'm like, 'I don't know... Author? Host? Writer? Stand-up?' I usually write 'author' - that's the safest bet.

~Chelsea Handler

Topics: Author Bet Country Customs Down Enter Every Every Time Host Know Like Occupation Safest Stand-Up Time Write Writer

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To process and close models in 50 states and 2,000-plus counties with the myriad of, just, tens of thousands of different regulations, customs, vendors - it's a monster. So the only way to do that is with technology. It really is rocket science.

~Dan Gilbert

Topics: Close Counties Customs Different Just Models Monster Myriad Only Process Really Regulations Rocket Rocket Science Science States Technology Tens Tens Of Thousands Thousands Vendors Way

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I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Advantages Christian Civilized Considering Country Customs Deny Learning Most Often Thought Us Women World

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I haven't got anything against films that are about the minutia of relationships or customs, but I love extremes.

~Danny Boyle

Topics: About Against Anything Customs Extremes Films Got Love Relationships I Love

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The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.

~Dante Alighieri

Topics: Change Come Customs Fashions Go Leaves Like Men Others Some Which

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It's so easy to print in the Midwest. You're saving months in shipping and customs, so we have started printing a number of books there.

~Dave Eggers

Topics: Books Customs Easy Midwest Months Number Print Printing Saving Shipping Started You

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