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I can recall an instance where I was in a meeting at work giving a presentation in front of my board of directors. I was taking questions at the end and someone asks, 'Is that your hair real?' The man then reached out and started stroking my hair. It was completely bizarre to me.

~Franchesca Ramsey

Topics: Ask Bizarre Board Directors End Front Giving Hair Instance Man Me Meeting Out Presentation Questions Reached Real Recall Someone Started Taking Then Where Work Your I Can

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The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Customs Faculties Fortunate Fortune Giving Light Like Little Make Men Number Rather Scarce Seen Sky Small Stars Together Virtues Way Which

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I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.

~Francis Collins

Topics: Adventures Appreciate Believe Creation Did Give Giving God He His Intelligence Intend Investigate Opportunity Our Scientific Threatened Us Wonders I Believe

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For it is in giving that we receive.

~Francis Of Assisi

Topics: Giving Receive

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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Advice Bad Console Examples Fond Give Giving Good Good Advice Inability Men Old Old Men Themselves

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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Enjoy Generosity Given Giving More Only Than Thing Vanity

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What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Because Call Exercise Fond Generosity Give Giving More Most Only Part Than Thing Vanity

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I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.

~Francois Hollande

Topics: Again Am Been Capable Giving Hope People Proud I Am

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The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.

~Frank Butler

Topics: Get Giving Indeed Joy Pleasure Rid Something Want You

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The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates.

~Frank Chodorov

Topics: Any Because Giving Giving Up Incapable Insatiable Lust Never Power State Up

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