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D4estI'm not sure of the origin of the term "lid," (it may have come to us from Britain) but a "lid" is a quantity of marijuana that...
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It's a made-up word, from a mashup of "epicure" and "curious". Epicurious is a website giving information on food,...
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a winner Its not a quote its a riddle. The answer is "e"
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I suggest this: "The Page Eaters"
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From the Scotch word "jouk" meaning to dodge (probably for duck) or "Pawk" meaning to trick. Jiggery-pokery is a slang term...
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It suggests that you shouldn't give up something you currently have for the possibility that you may be able to get something...
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Theodore Roosevelt wrote "There is no such thing as failure there is only early attempts at success."
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Espeleta!
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"We see a trace of this same expression [the sneer] in what is called a derisive or sardonic smile." - Charles Darwin,...
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"Yo hippies!" "Muahh! I will kill you all!" "Go eat a peanut butter stick!" "And I was like, **** u and **** u to!"here are...
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First take the verse into context and decide what the author was talking about. It could mean that we are destend to be gold but...
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I think it's a play the word "beach", which is very close to "bitch", so it means "life is a bitch".
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Mary Ward was the nun who set up the Loreto schools, 400 years ago. Here are just a few of her quotes. "Divine love is like...
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The term was originally used in the bible and it was used to signify someone of great worth 'whoever touches you touches the...
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jove was a name for the roman god jupiter, and the romans used to swear by him in court, hence the expression 'by jove' as an...
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Measure twice, cut once..
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FREEDOM?!? The definition of freedom differs depending on who you ask. Sartre claimed that we are all completely free 100% of the...
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If a comparison is sought to be made between two persons of equal virtue and worth resulting in the depiction of one in a bad...
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it means: "DON'T CRASH AND BURN AND DIE A MISERABLE DEATH." or "DON'T PUKE YOUR GUTS OUT!"
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The most effective way to capture an audience's attention when telling a story is to use brevity versus being very detailed and...
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I'm guessing you mean the quote, "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" That quotation is in the movie 'A Few Good...
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To answer this you need the origin of the quote "No Pain-No Gain." This is from people who work out to build muscle and strength....
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The phrase or rather what we call quote is a philosophical quote given to the students to encourage them in their training or...
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"'Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends'" Francis Bacon
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The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland is the most famous person to say "off with his head."In movie versions, her...
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well it wasn't really famous but here it is hope it helps " It cannot be the earth, for the land is our mother, nourishing all...
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People who possess wisdom are seldom big talkers.
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1. Life is like pouring a glass of milk, you start at one end and eventually you will end up up somewehere else. 2. Life is like...
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Nobel-prize winning Chicago-school economist Milton Friedman is famous for saying, "There is no such thing as a free lunch."...
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Phillip Vera Cruz.
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Ever have a discussion with your kid, your wife or someone where both of you unknowingly walk away with a different understanding...
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I have 1 great quote about competitiveness:"Veni, vidi, vici." - Julius Caeser(Italian for I came, I saw, I conquered.)
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Michael Jackson said this.
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The quote is from "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.
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Is living at any cost selfish? if yes then yes we are... No. Humans are Naturally Greedy. Proof: The world's economy revolves...
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"The ozone layer is a protective surface surrounding the outer layers of planet Earth which allows life to exist"
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) Numerous searches by numerous people...
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Looks like it is from The Quiet American.
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1 syllable: beeks, creek's, creeks, deak's, eakes, freaks, geeks, greeks, leaks, leeks, meeks, peakes, peakes', peaks, peaks',...
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WikiAnswers will not write your essay for you, but we WILL help you learn how to do it yourself! Click on the Related Questions...
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that is the Late Great Stanley Kubrick
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There is a poem titled "Rabbi Ben Ezra" by Robert Browning that begins: Grow old along with me!The best is yet to be,The last...
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According to the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Lotte Scharfman is credited with coining the phrase, "Democracy is not...
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This simply means that if you hang on to your guilt,it will weigh you down.Once the truth comes out,there may be consequences,but...
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A loyal guy, or guy who thinks he is loyal, or a guy who pretends to be loyal said it to some traitors or to the true loyalists.
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Who is packing your parachute is sort of like a reflective quote meaning "who is looking out for you and keeping you safe." You...
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from the little rascals? Here's another thought on the subject, from www.takeourword.com From Noah: Thank you for your issues....
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For most individuals, giving away "things" - money, clothes, used CDs and DVDs, etc. is easy. It takes little time and one can...
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requires the writer or speaker to think clearly and carefully
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Its the philosophy Daosim of Taosim that has the way of using action through inaction.
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soaring new heights means to fly higher
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It means "Meditation upon death" hope it helps :) ♥ Adisa ♥
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C'est l'amour is French for It's love.
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The real answer is that the phrase "The law is an ass" originates in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, when the character Mr. Bumble...
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A comic strip character named Pogo. The actual quote is: "We have met the enemy and he is us". Pogo author, Walt Kelly, first...
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As it is written. Ox-ah-low ah-see-tick.... acid
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Don't walk away when I'm trying to sell you something, spoiling or 'queering' my (sales) pitch.
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Benjamin Franklin is reported to have said this in his Poor Richard's Almanac.
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John F. Kennedy said this as part of his Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961. He said it after Gen Omar Bradley It was used in...
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Joseph Murphy was a Divine Science minister and author. One of his best known works is "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind". I...
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death to the tyrains
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It means what you give to others comes back to you. For example, if you are a good person and treat others well, donate to...
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Answera feeling in side someone that tells them right from wrong it helps you know when your doing wrong. AnswerThis also...
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Elbert Hubbard.
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In The Pigman, Mr. Pignati buys John and Lorraine rollerskates. He also buys them things such as chocolate covered ants and frog...
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Well the answer is quite simple.It means that people want what they most fear.
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Sow means plant. When used in church a pastor may say "Sow your seeds", it means paying your tithes/offerings. The reason they...
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All animals that use their limbs for locomotion have knee joints on their hind legs, just the same as humans. Creatures without...
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de- means from, down, out deca- means ten demi- means half di- means two, double dia- means through across dis- means apart,...
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Being an Englishman, i thought it might have something to do with high tea, don't you know, but apparently Tulsa is too uncouth...
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Quodophile.
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"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the...
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30 pilgrims the Chaucer did
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Shakespeare in the play 'King John' Act iv. Sc. 2.
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In football it means if good players such as Anelka,Gerrard,Lampard or Rooney is not playing well that match he will be back to...
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It was Ben Hogan
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Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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It means that Science and Art are universal, have no ethnic or cultural biases and can be appreciated by all. Science seeks...
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Mottoes are wordings such as Strength in Unity, or Liberty Equality, Fraternity. Or A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body.
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look at my grave
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William Wordsworth is the person the quote "The good die first" is attributed to.
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Its an adaptation of the phrase "familiarity breeds contempt" which is to say that spending lots of time doing something, being...
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I like : "If I'm a danger to myself, just think what I could do to you."It's one of my favorite quotes ever. (:
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It may be so old a saying that you won't be able to find an original attribution. To go a bit older than 1964: according to...
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For the same reason that "lonely women make good lovers."
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In opposition to Thomas Hobbes, who saw human beings as self-serving and existing in a state of nature in a short and brutish...
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The more you learn from the experiences of others the more useful you become through the combined knowledge derived from those...
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"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is a proverb about risk or greed. It means that it is better to have something, for...
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This proverb means that a person attributes his failings or shortcomings to the actions of other people instead of attributing...
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Marie Antoinette is reported to have said 'Qu'ils mangent de la brioche'. When French bakers ran out of bread, they were obliged...
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elephant electric eel earings envelope. I got more, if this is what you mean,
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