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In 1817, Czar Alexander I personally founded the Society of Israelite Christians but had less luck defeating Judaism than he'd had defeating Napoleon; gentile serfs and merchants in areas bordering the Pale even showed disturbing new signs of 'Judaizing.'

Tom Reiss

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It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.

Andrea Bocelli

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I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.

John Lydon

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I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly; I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics.

Robert Kraft

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Making great strides without a well-defined purpose will not bring positive results.

John Rampton

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Irrespective of which part of the world you live, family is special, and we'd do anything to protect our loved ones.

Sridevi

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I do not want fame.

Tu Youyou

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It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men.

Rodney Stark

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A teenage foot that never tapped to 'Heartbreak Hotel' in the '50s probably belonged to a hopeless grind.

Molly Ivins

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We're making it more difficult to obtain the necessary ingredients to produce meth and tightening criminal penalties for those who deal in this dangerous drug.

Michael McCaul

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Your brain forms roughly 10,000 new cells every day, but unless they hook up to preexisting cells with strong memories, they die. Serves them right.

Douglas Coupland

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I've always been a fan of 'Coronation Street,' and the chance to work on it was just too good to miss, but it meant a great upheaval for my family.

Debra Stephenson

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Nobody just leaves medical school, especially given it's fiercely competitive to get in. But I had a sister who was a doctor, another who was a pharmacist, a brother who was an engineer. So my parents already had sensible children who would be able to make an actual living, and I think they felt comfortable sacrificing their one strange child.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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