#ours

When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, "Ours." ↗

— Vine Deloria, Jr.

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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. ↗

— Democritus

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I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to spend so many hours with the character during the day. ↗

— Catherine Deneuve

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Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years. ↗

— Will Durant

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I'm used to a very busy schedule. Right now it revolves around training and preparing for Nationals in January. I'm usually at the rink from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and then I attend public school for two hours, three times per week. ↗

— Sasha Cohen

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So that's my philosophy: If you believe in yourself, the chances and the opportunities will come around. ↗

— Mindy Cohn

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And if you like 14.4 percent unemployment, if you like the fact that 70 percent of home mortgages in Nevada are underwater, then stay the course. Vote for Harry Reid. ↗

— John Cornyn

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Nowadays, people don't ask you how you are, they say, 'Are you busy?' meaning, 'Are you well?' If someone actually does ask you how you are, the most cheerful answer, of course, is a robust 'Busy!' to which the person will reply 'Good!' ↗

— Jo Ann Davis

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Fancy your having no sunshine in London yesterday! Here it was glorious, like full summer, and I sat up with the window wide open, listening to the discourse of two amorous thrushes. ↗

— Marie Corelli

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Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

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