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Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind

are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?
Henry Louis Gates

I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.
John Cleese

As I learn more and more about the six-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, it's obvious to me that NFL owners understood that they were going to get a new deal done at all costs.
Ron Jaworski

The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.
Michael Mandelbaum

The idea of running around and screaming about Jason Voorhees trying to kill you was fun.
Lexa Doig

I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.
Meryl Streep

When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.
Maria Sharapova

Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.
Ron Fournier

The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that's saying a lot.
Anne Sexton

My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could.
Dorothy Hamill

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