#them

Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before. ↗

— Thomas Clarkson

#before #better #did #done #former

If your parent is deployed and you are that young, you spend the whole time wondering where they are and waiting for them to come home. As time passes and the absence is longer and longer, you become more and more concerned - but you don't really have the words to express your concern. There's only this continued absence. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#become #come #concern #concerned #continued

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing. ↗

— William Collins

#comedies #essential #humor #i #mean

There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#deceived #frauds #some #stupidity #them

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them. ↗

— Robbie Coltrane

#about #comes #intrusive #invariably #makes

I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#boy #broken #broken glass #crew #glass

The real abhorrent consequence of the invention of atomic bombs is the fact that we still have them and they're spreading. ↗

— Barry Commoner

#atomic #atomic bombs #bombs #consequence #fact

I even got letters form kids in hospitals saying the music is what keeps them going, and that really touched my heart. ↗

— Tom Cochrane

#form #going #got #heart #hospitals

We always thought we had to follow a certain theme but I don't agree with that anymore. I think the fans deserve a wider variety of music. ↗

— Tom Cochrane

#always #anymore #certain #deserve #fans

I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

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