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“The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country.”
Source : "Iran's ex-president: U.S should show goodwill". Interview with Barbara Slavin, usatoday30.usatoday.com. February 6, 2005. 
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“On the contrary, there is a considerable body of evidence that these fossil traces, known as 'dino-fuzz', have nothing to do with bird feathers... I, and many others, do not find any credible evidence that those structures represent protofeathers.”
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“In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.”
Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.193, Baker Books
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“Fortunately, however, birds don't understand pep talks. Not even St. Francis'. Just imagine, he went on, preaching sermons to perfectly good thrushes and goldfinches and chiff-chaffs! What presumption! Why couldn't he have kept his mouth shut and let the birds preach to him?”
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“You've built your homeyou've fledged your birdsyou've beaten the windwith your bonesyou've finished alonewhat no one began”
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“In my case dust has become Gold”
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“Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.”
Source : Abraham Cowley (1721). “([2], lxviii, 372 p.)”, p.44
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“On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.”
Source : Theodor Storm, Adelbert von Chamisso, Adalbert Stifter (2005). “Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century”, p.42, Mondial
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“He has a heart of gold - only harder.”
Source : "Fictional character: Oliver Niles". "A Star Is Born", www.imdb.com. 1937.
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“In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.”
