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My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: About Africa After Among Breaking Every Fell Fights Four Just Lessons Like Listened Month Out South South Africa Taught Them Thinking Time Tribes Were

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General Reynolds immediately found himself engaged with a force which greatly outnumbered his own, and had scarcely made his dispositions for the action when he fell, mortally wounded, at the head of his advance.

~Edward Everett

Topics: Action Advance Engaged Fell Force Found General Greatly Had He Head Himself His Immediately Made Outnumbered Own Scarcely Which Wounded

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It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner.

~Edward Everett

Topics: Appointed Athens Battle Citizens Expense Fell Honorable Law Manner Most Performed Public Should Who

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The first book I fell in love with was 'Little Toot,' the story of an adorable tugboat operating out of New York Harbor.

~Edward St Aubyn

Topics: Adorable Book Fell First Harbor Little Love New New York Operating Out Story York

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Our Lord never condemned the fig tree because it brought forth so much fruit that some fell to the ground and spoiled. He only cursed it when it was barren.

~Edwin Louis Cole

Topics: Barren Because Brought Condemned Cursed Fell Fig Forth Fruit Ground He Lord Much Never Only Our Our Lord Some Spoiled Tree

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Poetry from the bottom up is an act of selection: you kind of feel your way through the crowds of poems. The good ones came forward a long time ago, and the bad ones fell away.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Act Away Bad Bad Ones Bottom Came Crowds Feel Fell Forward Good Good Ones Kind Long Long Time Long Time Ago Poems Poetry Selection Through Time Up Way You Your

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Smoot and Hawley ginned up The Tariff Act of 1930 to get America back to work after the Stock Market Crash of '29. Instead, it destroyed trade so effectively that by 1932, American exports to Europe were just a third of what they had been in 1929. World trade fell two-thirds as other nations retaliated. Jobs evaporated.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Act After America American Back Been Crash Destroyed Effectively Europe Exports Fell Get Had Instead Jobs Just Market Nations Other Stock Stock Market Tariff Third Trade Two-Thirds Up Were Work World World Trade

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Americans did not suffer alone. World trade overall fell two-thirds in the first few years of the Depression.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Alone American Depression Did Fell Few First Overall Suffer Trade Two-Thirds World World Trade Years

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I mention I'm going home, and I'm a star immediately! This used to happen with my boyfriends - as soon as I'd say, 'I gotta go home now,' they fell in love.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Boyfriend Fell Go Go Home Going Going Home Gotta Happen Home Immediately Love Mention Now Say Soon Star Used

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My father is an expatriate American; he fell in love with New Zealand in his youth and never went home.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: American Father Fell He His Home Love Never New New Zealand Youth Zealand

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