Rabbi Harold Kushner
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CHRISTIAN BOBIN JOHN GREEN ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH CRAIG GROESCHEL PRINCE WILLIAM PRINCESS DIANA CATHERINE THE GREAT KATE MIDDLETON KING SOLOMON I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather th... ZARA PHILLIPS I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat mor... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding ... ZARA PHILLIPS My dad's not a big talker. ZARA PHILLIPS My dad can be pretty critical sometimes. ZARA PHILLIPS I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment. ZARA PHILLIPS You cannot make horses 'safe.' ZARA PHILLIPS Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter wha... ZARA PHILLIPS It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stu... ZARA PHILLIPS I'm an affectionate person. 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How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine."
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Family is the most important thing in the world. 
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As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. 
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The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become. 
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