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When I encountered rich people for the first time, I discovered that not only do they holiday in places that are hard to find on a map, but that they also use the names of seasons as verbs. When they asked me, 'Where did you summer and winter growing up?' I would usually say, 'As a child? The same place I springed and autumned.'

~Artie Lange

Topics: Also Asked Child Did Discovered Encountered Find First First Time Growing Growing Up Hard Holiday Map Me Names Only People Place Places Rich Rich People Same Say Seasons Summer Time Up Use Where Winter Would You

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The former conviction that these two kingdoms were wholly different in structure, in function, and in kind of life, was not seriously disturbed by the difficulties which the naturalist encountered when he undertook to define them.

~Asa Gray

Topics: Conviction Define Different Difficulties Disturbed Encountered Former Function He Kind Kingdoms Life Naturalist Seriously Structure Them Two Were Which Wholly

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When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.

~Azzedine Alaia

Topics: Encountered Growing Growing Up Heard Never Only Paris Racism Up Word

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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

~B. C. Forbes

Topics: Because Become Before Defeats Discouraged Encountered Heartbreaking History Most Notable Obstacles Refused Winners Won

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Bitcoin is one of the most viral concepts I've ever encountered.

~Barry Silbert

Topics: Bitcoin Concepts Encountered Ever Most Viral

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The people I've encountered who are really dangerous in my life don't go around with their fangs drawn - they are dangerous because of the way they interpret what's going on.

~Ben Mendelsohn

Topics: Around Because Dangerous Drawn Encountered Go Going Interpret Life My Life People Really Way Who

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When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.

~Bob Edwards

Topics: Automobile Encountered Everything Had He His Parking Place Problem Said Time

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Think about all kinds of infectious diseases, like mumps or measles or chicken pox. When a virgin population encountered those pathogens, it ravaged the population, and now they're childhood diseases, and eventually they won't even be that. That's our relationship with bacteria, going through time.

~Bonnie Bassler

Topics: About Bacteria Chicken Childhood Diseases Encountered Even Eventually Going Infectious Kinds Like Measles Now Our Population Relationship Think Those Through Time

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The Afghans I met were some of the nicest and most honorable people I've ever encountered. There is a code called 'Pashtunwali,' so if someone invites you into their village, every last man will fight to protect your life. I was impressed by that.

~Brad Thor

Topics: Code Encountered Ever Every Fight Honorable Impressed Invites Last Life Man Met Most Nicest People Protect Some Someone Village Were Will You Your

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For decades I have tried to peel back the layers of mystery surrounding many marine creatures, though most have held tightly to their secrets. One animal that keeps me pondering is the shark. Spellbound by these enigmatic animals since I first encountered them in New England, I never tire of watching their special blend of power and grace.

~Brian Skerry

Topics: Animal Animals Back Blend Creatures Decades Encountered England Enigmatic First Grace Held Keeps Layers Many Marine Me Most Mystery Never New New England Peel Power Secrets Shark Since Special Surrounding Them Though Tightly Tire Tried Watching

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