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	<title>Famous Quotes at Understand Famous Quotes dot com</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>IndyMac Failure and Senator Schumer</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/07/indymac-failure-and-senator-schumer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/07/indymac-failure-and-senator-schumer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Schumer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The administration is doing what they always do, blaming the fire on the person who called 9-1-1.
~~ Charles Schumer ~~
After IndyMac bank failed a few days ago, some bank regulators tried to blame U.S. Senator Charles Schumer because before the run on the bank he had released a letter about the possibility that IndyMac might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Intelligently Is An Art</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/07/eating-intelligently-is-an-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Francois de La Rochefoucauld]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
~~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld ~~ (1613 - 1680)
Even though Francois de La Rochefoucauld said it a few centuries ago, it&#8217;s even more relevant today.
Even though the public is becoming very conscious about the foods they eat, still, in any super market, you&#8217;ll find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Over God is Stupid</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/06/fighting-over-god-is-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/06/fighting-over-god-is-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.
~~ Thomas Jefferson ~~ (1743–1826)
It&#8217;s a reflection of human stupidity that wars have been fought and are still being fought over such a simple matter as to whether there is or isn&#8217;t a God.
If everybody was to think logically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expensive But Worth It</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/expensive-but-worth-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Love, Romance, Beauty]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[John Cleese]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s going to be very, very expensive, but it will be worth every penny.
~~ John Cleese ~~
John Cleese made the above remark about his impending divorce from his third wife. She wants two houses, half his earnings since the time that they married (1992) and £900,000 maintenance a year.
Now I am not sure if he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News of Her Demise Are Highly Premature</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/news-of-her-demise-are-highly-premature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;ve declared her dead more times than a cat&#8217;s got lives.
~~ Bill Clinton ~~
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton, slammed the press while campaigning in Kentucky, in support of his wife, Hillary.
I agree with him; the press coverage has been highly slanted against Hillary throughout this campaign. Lots of people (self-appointed political pundits?) have been making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Thinks &#8216;Extraterrestrial Brothers&#8217; May Exist</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/church-thinks-extraterrestrial-brothers-may-exist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/church-thinks-extraterrestrial-brothers-may-exist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 03:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just as we consider earthly creatures as &#8216;a brother,&#8217; and &#8217;sister,&#8217; why should we not talk about an &#8216;extraterrestrial brother&#8217;? It would still be part of creation.
~~ Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes ~~
Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview that believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Servant or The Master?</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/the-servant-or-the-master/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 13:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charles De Gaulle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
~~ Charles De Gaulle ~~ (1890 - 1970)
That&#8217;s exactly what they do! I think they intentionally come up with titles such as &#8216;public servant&#8217; to make the people feel good. LOL
Now, when a politician is elected to any office, it&#8217;s usually for a certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life&#8217;s Big Secret</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/lifes-big-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/lifes-big-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you&#8217;re willing to work.
~~ Oprah Winfrey ~~
Actually I think there are secrets to life but nobody knows those secrets - the nature is keeping those secrets to itself. But it is true that our best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Do Not Like Work</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/i-do-not-like-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Twain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I do not like work even when someone else does it.
~~ Mark Twain ~~ (1835 - 1910)
Mark Twain is not alone in his dislike for work; there are a lot of people who don&#8217;t like their work. There are many reasons for it:

We humans by nature don&#8217;t like &#8216;anything&#8217; that we &#8216;have to&#8217; do as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Man With The Crystal Ball</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/the-man-with-the-crystal-ball/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/the-man-with-the-crystal-ball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By January, 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women. … The Iraq war has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension.
~~ John McCain ~~
John McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate for the president of USA, predicts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difference Between a  Strong and a Weak Soul</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/the-difference-between-a-strong-and-a-weak-soul/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/the-difference-between-a-strong-and-a-weak-soul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Carlyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
~~ Thomas Carlyle ~~ (1795 – 1881)
Perseverance and persistence is very important in achieving any goal. No matter what you set out to do, it&#8217;s almost guaranteed that you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Are Reaching Your Future at The Rate of 60 Minutes an Hour!</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/you-are-reaching-your-future-at-the-rate-of-60-minutes-an-hour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/you-are-reaching-your-future-at-the-rate-of-60-minutes-an-hour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
~~ C.S. Lewis ~~ (1898 - 1963)
That&#8217;s exactly true! Whether we sit, sleep, whine, grumble or do something useful, we keep reaching the future at the rate of 60 minutes an hour until we take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Have Only Yourself to Blame for Making False Assumptions</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/you-have-only-yourself-to-blame-for-making-false-assumtions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/you-have-only-yourself-to-blame-for-making-false-assumtions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Marilyn Monroe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The truth is I&#8217;ve never fooled anyone. I&#8217;ve let people fool themselves. They didn&#8217;t bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn&#8217;t argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn&#8217;t. When they found this out, they would blame me for disillusioning them&#8212;and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Marry a Second Time Represents the Triumph of Hope over Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/to-marry-a-second-time-represents-the-triumph-of-hope-over-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.understandfamousquotes.com/2008/05/to-marry-a-second-time-represents-the-triumph-of-hope-over-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[To marry a second time represents the triumph of hope over experience.
~~ Samuel Johnson ~~
Funny and true as well. However, some people are getting smart - they don&#8217;t marry even once! And if they do decide to marry, they draw up a prenuptial agreement to mitigate their losses when the hammer falls. :-)
But those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Are Your Only Real Friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gurmit Bal</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Shirley Maclaine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you look back on your life and try to figure out where you&#8217;ve been and where you are going, when you look at your work, your love affairs, your marriages, your children, your pain, your happiness - when you examine all that closely, what you really find out is that the only person you [...]]]></description>
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