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    Your Englishman, confronted by something abnormal will always pretend that it isn't there. If, however, you force him to look into it, he'll at once pretend that he sees the object not for what it is but for something that he would like it to be.

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He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which read more

He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which caused sundry pairs of feminine eyes to look approvingly after him, and sundry dandies in black velvet suits, with rose-colored neckties, buff gloves, and orange flowers in their buttonholes, to shrug their shoulders, and then envy him his inches.

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Some people do not have houses or homes, and they still wanted to give to help people.

Some people do not have houses or homes, and they still wanted to give to help people.

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You're buying stocks on sale. There's never been a market that didn't recover.

You're buying stocks on sale. There's never been a market that didn't recover.

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Each year, every team's goal is to get to the playoffs and then to get to the state championship. Last read more

Each year, every team's goal is to get to the playoffs and then to get to the state championship. Last year, we didn't do that. We want more this year.

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In order for the market to get out of this range-bound trading, we need stocks or sectors that can lead read more

In order for the market to get out of this range-bound trading, we need stocks or sectors that can lead the way ... and steel stocks may assume that role.

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Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it will come off easily.

Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it will come off easily.

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We probably will see fewer people travel.

We probably will see fewer people travel.

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Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people ""the cops."" But you know, sometimes, read more

Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people ""the cops."" But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!

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The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after her eggs are taken away

The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after her eggs are taken away

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