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It's no secret that sometimes life gets the better of us and we need a little pick-me-up. No matter if it's an especially bad day at work, the kids are acting out, or something else entirely ...
One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people. Turkish Proverb [5] One year's seeding makes seven years weeding; Only fools and horses work; Open confession is good for the soul. Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door; Other times other manners. Out of sight, out of mind
Open-mindedness is receptiveness to new ideas. Open-mindedness relates to the way in which people approach the views and knowledge of others. [1] Jason Baehr defines an open-minded person as one who "characteristically moves beyond or temporarily sets aside his own doxastic commitments in order to give a fair and impartial hearing to the intellectual opposition". [2]
On the BBC Radio show Dad Made Me Laugh Peter Sellers' son Michael revealed he was the source of the phrase, when as a small child he used it to talk about people jumping into their swimming pool. Miss Minnie Bannister used many opportunities to say "We'll all be murdered in our beds!"
We were also curious to hear how she defines “mind-numbing memes” and why she likes them in the first place. “Mind-numbing memes are just stupid humor. Lots of Dad Jokes, weird videos, puns.
The Oscar winner talked to PEOPLE ahead of the premiere of his new faith-based anthology series 'Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints' Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Martin Scorsese in 2019.
"Liberty and Union, now and for ever, one and inseparable!", a famous excerpt from the "Second Reply to Hayne" speech given by Senator Daniel Webster during the Nullification Crisis. The full speech is generally regarded as the most eloquent ever delivered in Congress. The slogan itself would later become the state motto for North Dakota.
The book began with quotations originally in English, arranged them chronologically by author; Geoffrey Chaucer was the first entry and Mary Frances Butts the last. The quotes were chiefly from literary sources. A "miscellaneous" section followed, including quotations in English from politicians and scientists, such as "fifty-four forty or fight!".