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It's wise to look first before you sit down.


Bessie Burton

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INDIAN PROVERB How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
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BILL BURTON What we're passionate about, along with Jennifer, is design from the essential elements. The raw cha...
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BILL BURTON We liked that look, but when the steel plates came to the house, they were hot-rolled steel, so they...
BILL BURTON Allowing Tom DeLay to sit on a committee in charge of giving out money is like putting Michael Brown...
BILL BURTON Tom DeLay 's decision to leave Congress is just the latest piece of evidence that the Republican Par...
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