Monthly Archives: February 2011

You don’t …

“You don’t get to choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu

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Normal is…

“Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.” Whoopi Goldberg

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We watched…

“We watched the cathedral collapse out our window while we were holding onto the walls.” -Gary Moore, trapped with 19 colleagues in a 12th floor office after the stairwell collapsed.Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake- BBC News online Asia- Pacific

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Why Palin’s Not Worried About Endangered Fish

“Now where I come from, we call a 2-inch fish, we call that bait.” –Sarah Palin, referring to Senator Barbara Boxer’s efforts to protect a small, endangered fish in CA 10/2010

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In the beginning…

“In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.” Henri Matisse

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Macedonia gained…

Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece’s objection to the new state’s use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of “the Former Yugoslav Republic of … Continue reading

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The highlight of…

“The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out his nose.” ~Garrison Keillor

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One out of four people in…

“One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closest friends; if they seem OK, then you’re the one.” Ann Landers

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In everyone’s life, at some time, our…

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~Albert Schweitzer

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Sometimes I’ve…

Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. ~Lewis Carroll

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