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Emily Dickinson never developed. She remained loyal to her persona and to that same little metrical song that stood her in such good stead. She is a striking example of complexity within a simple package. Her rhymes are like bows on the package.

~Billy Collins

Topics: Bows Complexity Developed Emily Emily Dickinson Example Good Her Like Little Loyal Never Package Persona Remained Rhymes Same She Simple Song Stead Stood Striking Within

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The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.

~Billy Graham

Topics: Absorb Attitudes Cannot Children Example Her Honesty Industry Influence Kindness Know Lives Measured Mother Questions Temperance

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My mom and my dad was the best example of unconditional love I could see as a kid. I've known it my whole life. Interactions, kissing, hugging - it definitely wasn't the fake love.

~Bj The Chicago Kid

Topics: Best Could Dad Definitely Example Fake Hugging Interactions Kid Kissing Known Life Love Mom See Unconditional Unconditional Love Whole

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Look at all the misery in the Middle East, for example. All these countries have Islam in common, and far too few dare to criticize Islam as an ideology, and what it's doing to these countries. I know I might get punched in the face for saying these things, but my conviction is that less religion in the world would be better.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Better Common Conviction Countries Criticize Dare Doing East Example Face Far Few For Example Get Ideology Islam Know Less Look Middle Middle East Might Misery Punched Religion Saying Things Too World Would

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It's a scary, exhilarating thing to have your work adapted by someone else. There are so many ways it can go wrong or be a poor example of the underlying story.

~Blake Crouch

Topics: Adapted Else Example Exhilarating Go Many Poor Scary Someone Story Thing Underlying Ways Work Wrong Your

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Me personally, I'm always going to lead by example first. But there are moments where I need to use my voice and go up to a guy and get my message across.

~Blake Griffin

Topics: Across Always Example First Get Go Going Guy Lead Lead By Example Me Message Moments Need Personally Up Use Voice Where

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I tend to like to make my statements more in fashion than in beauty, because what I normally respond to is when someone looks really effortless and deconstructed, beauty-wise, and they're fashion is really grand. Someone like Kate Moss is a great example.

~Blake Lively

Topics: Beauty Because Effortless Example Fashion Grand Great Great Example Kate Kate Moss Like Looks Make More Moss Normally Really Respond Someone Statements Tend Than

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When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Actions Branch Example Executive Executive Branch Focused Government Government Officials Help Manner Officials Over Oversight Period Preparation Prevent Professional Proper Reveal Serious Shortcomings Stand Undertaking

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There have been plenty of Republican efforts to go to the extreme scandal zone. Impeaching Bill Clinton was a classic example. Fortunately, the Senate had enough sense to acquit Clinton, and the American people were behind him in huge numbers.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: American American People Been Behind Bill Bill Clinton Classic Clinton Efforts Enough Example Extreme Fortunately Go Had Had Enough Him Huge Numbers People Plenty Republican Scandal Senate Sense Were Zone

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Banks hold deposits and savings entrusted to them by individuals, by businesses, by governments and by central banks. They put that money to work, helping people to buy homes, for example, or lending to businesses to invest in expansion.

~Bob Diamond

Topics: Banks Businesses Buy Central Entrusted Example Expansion For Example Governments Helping Helping People Hold Homes Individuals Invest Lending Money People Put Savings Them Work

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