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terribly important.
- Bertrand Russell
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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton Travel and Tourism I've been trying desperately to save my marriage for the last 35 years. In the early sixties, we were strong, we were virulent...
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A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. "What
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terribly important.
- Bertrand Russell
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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good
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