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The Garden Party
anneliese_32

Quote, 04/20/12

anneliese_32
12 years ago

I merely took the energy it took to pout and wrote some blues.

Duke Ellington

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas Alva Edison

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.

Anon

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