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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.

Abigail Van Buren

Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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Cruel Eat Erode Esteem Ocean Self World
You could move.’ —“Dear Abby” responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
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Ash Compalined Couple Gay Moving Reader Respond
The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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Certainty Doubt Faith Feeling Lack
In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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Afford Biblical Like Man Today Wife
It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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Born Lowa Sister Speak True Twin
Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does – except wrinkles. It’s true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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Automatic Inspirational Nothing True Wine Wisdom Wrinkle
So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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Loneliness Lonely Poorest Poverty Rich Ultimate
Psychotherapy, unlike castor oil, which will work no matter how you get it down, is useless when forced on an uncooperative patient.
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Castor Down Matter Oil Psychotherapy Useless Work
Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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Believe Brotherhood Dream Freedom Mankind Peace
Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don’t live up to the expectations we have of them.
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Bridge Disappointment Enable Gap Women
It is totally unconscionable to subject defenseless animals to mutilation and death, just so a company can be the first to market a new shade of nail polish or a new, improved laundry detergent. It’s cruel, it’s brutal, it’s inhumane, and most people don’t want it.
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Abuse Animal Death Defense Mutilation People Subject Unconscionable
Accept every blind date you can get, even with a girl who wears jeans. Maybe you can talk her out of them.
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Accept Blind Date Discuss Girl Jean Sex Talk
If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
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Children Family Inspirational Money Success
Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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Called Family Humorous Miscalculate Mother Women
Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you’re supervised or not; finish a job once it’s started; carry money without spending it; and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
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Ability Bear Finishes Job Maturity Start Supervise
I agree that marijuana laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of marijuana – if it’s prescribed by a physician.
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Doctor Favor Law Marijuana Medical Overdue Overhaul

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