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There's so little money in my bank account, my scenic checks show a ghetto.

Money

Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.

Zeal

Some cursed fraud
Of enemy hath beguiled thee, yet unknown,
And me with thee hath ruined.

Fraud

He Greek and Latin speaks with greater ease
Than hogs eat acorns, and tame pigeons peas.

Linguistics

Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings.

Reading

The trick is growing up without growing old.

Age

Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow. When I woke up, my pillow was gone.

Dreams Food Humor

'Twas a light that made
Darkness itself appear
A thing of comfort.

Light

No metal can,
No, not the hangman's axe, bear half the keenness
Of thy sharp envy.

Envy

I want to go home at night and feel discomfort.

Home

America doesn't reward people of my age, either in day-to-day life or for their performances.

Age

I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.

Christmas

Servant leadership is the foundation and the secret of Sam Walton's ability to achieve team synergy.

Leadership

The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar.

Grammar

Ignorance served no useful purpose; it changed no fact, it offered no shelter.

Ignorance

Privacy is implied. Privacy is not up for discussion.

Politics Technology

The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.

Business

Morality is contraband in war.

War

No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.

Equality

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

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