Women hold up half the sky.
MAO ZEDONG
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I voted for you during your last election.
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Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.
Alafair BurkeAlafair Burke You grow up real quick, a half-Mexican in a sailor’s suit, because I’d be riding the streetcar to school everyday.
Al MadrigalAl Madrigal In America most everybody who’s Italian is half Italian. Except me. I’m all Italian. I’m mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.
Al PacinoAl Pacino Thanks to the internet, I buy lots of music, but thanks to my easily distracted nature, I forget about half of it!
Al MurrayAl Murray Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
Al McGuireAl McGuire I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
Al JarreauAl Jarreau To have the Raiders global, and we’re not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.
Al DavisAl Davis I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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