No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

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I've always found men to be incredible allies, particularly with their perspective.

Lela Loren

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Voluntarily induced intoxication is not an excuse for the mentally ill.

Eddie Ray Routh

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There are some issues that are solely black, we want jobs.

Robert McFadden

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The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.

Tony Blair

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public , think , politicians

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Did you know every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered.

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When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.

Tamsin Greig

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My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual.

Sonia Rykiel

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People assume I'm a boiler ready to explode, but I actually have very low blood pressure, which is shocking to people.

Donald Trump

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people , assume , ready

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I am still uncertain we have made contact with all the parents who are detained in our particular region.

Jorge Baron

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The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.

Willem Dafoe

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Progress is the sum of small victories won by individual human beings.

Bruce Catton

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Rhyhorn has the exact same cry as Charizard in the games.

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Arguing with my wife is like this: "i came! I saw! I concurred!"

Anonymous

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There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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When I started taking these photos two years ago, I had no idea it would get this kind of reaction.

Maria Moldes

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

– Charles Caleb Colton –

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