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    The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

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We decided two years ago, given the burgeoning and growing demand for U.S. corporate bonds, to tap into that and read more

We decided two years ago, given the burgeoning and growing demand for U.S. corporate bonds, to tap into that and diversify our funding base.

by Howard Atkins Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We didn't mix the split in, we're going to wait a couple of outings and let him air out before read more

We didn't mix the split in, we're going to wait a couple of outings and let him air out before mixing in the split in outing three or four. We're guarding it with kid gloves right now.

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I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write read more

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.

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We played a pretty clean game against a veteran, skilled team that's been at this a lot longer than we read more

We played a pretty clean game against a veteran, skilled team that's been at this a lot longer than we have. You can draw a lot of positives from that.

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We hope people will walk away with the idea that this was a very frequent act of violence, ... We read more

We hope people will walk away with the idea that this was a very frequent act of violence, ... We won't be able to deny it any longer.

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We missed Valentine's Day by about a week. You can tell your guy you'll trade him this play for three read more

We missed Valentine's Day by about a week. You can tell your guy you'll trade him this play for three action movies -- football or sports stories or blowing up cities. Just make a deal.

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What you are getting is a knee-jerk reaction to the drop in oil prices.

What you are getting is a knee-jerk reaction to the drop in oil prices.

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The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies read more

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

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Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets read more

Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets and I think we've got a good core group of people who are willing to take on our challenges.

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