#sever

Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that they were compelled to buy other plantations on which to employ them. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

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I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver. ↗

— Chely Wright

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Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire. ↗

— William Godwin

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The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation. ↗

— William Godwin

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Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

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It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches. ↗

— Frederick The Great

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We had had several mine disasters where workers, some of the workers were rescued. It was, you know, who was lucky and who weren't. Some would find the air pockets But, in this one, bam, it was just, everybody was gone and it greatly depressed the state. ↗

— Richard Grimes

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So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather. ↗

— Lisa Guerrero

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Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

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And we also read Newsweek, Time and several newspapers. ↗

— Hanoi Hannah

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