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There's been a gap between perception and reality, the perception being that California is on the cutting edge of gun safety legislation when, in fact, there are a number of areas where we have fallen behind.

~Gavin Newsom

Topics: Area Been Behind Being Between California Cutting Cutting Edge Edge Fact Fallen Gap Gun In Fact Legislation Number Perception Reality Safety Where

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The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink.

~George Orwell

Topics: Aims Between Clear Enemy Exhausted Gap Great Great Enemy Idioms Ink Insincerity Instinctively Language Like Long Out Real Turns Were Words

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I like the fact that I have good old-fashioned British teeth with a big gap.

~Georgia Jagger

Topics: Big British Fact Gap Good Like Old-Fashioned Teeth

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I wouldn't even have braces on my teeth. I think they are horrible, and this idea that everyone should conform and be perfect is ridiculous. I like the fact I have good old-fashioned British teeth with a big gap. Who wants those gleaming white cosmetically enhanced American teeth?

~Georgia May Jagger

Topics: American Big Braces British Conform Enhanced Even Everyone Fact Gap Good Horrible Idea Like Old-Fashioned Perfect Ridiculous Should Teeth Think Those Wants White Who I Think

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I think my gap adds character. A while ago, on the street, a guy yelled, 'You could stick a gold through your front teeth!' Which meant I could put a £1 coin between them. But you can't. I've tried! Fifty-pence coins and 2-pence coins, yes. But not a pound.

~Georgia May Jagger

Topics: Adds Between Character Coin Could Front Gap Gold Guy Meant Pound Put Stick Street Teeth Them Think Through Tried Which While Yelled Yes You Your I Think

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