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To be so near happiness, so near fame, so near the long paragraph in praise of the private theatricals at Ecclesford, the seat of the Right Hon. Lord Ravenshaw, in Cornwall, which would of course have immortalised the whole party for at least a twelvemonth! and being so near, to lose it all, was an injury to be keenly felt, and Mr. Yates could talk of nothing else. Jane Austen – Mansfield Park (Chap. 13)

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Mr. Yates is still absorbed with the theatre, having been so suddenly snatched away. It therefore dominates his conversation.

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cup of tea Jimmy Iovine (Ft. Dr. Dre) – University of Southern California 2013 Commencement Speech

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Lennon, a Britisher, unsurprisingly drank copious amounts of tea.

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Dr. Dre Jimmy Iovine (Ft. Dr. Dre) – University of Southern California 2013 Commencement Speech

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Iovine’s partner in the hugely successful Beats By Dre headphone line.

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Son Chol Ju Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Kim Jong Un Visits Masik Pass Skiing Ground

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Colonel General and Staff Member of the Korean Peoples Army.

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it would be more fantastic to watch the ground covered with snow. Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Kim Jong Un Visits Masik Pass Skiing Ground

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Difficult to arrange in late May.

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I had no idea who Aristotle was Jimmy Iovine (Ft. Dr. Dre) – University of Southern California 2013 Commencement Speech

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A, one might almost say the, Greek philosopher, student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great.

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I felt so disrespected I wanted to suggest one more place Bruce could put that microphone. Jimmy Iovine (Ft. Dr. Dre) – University of Southern California 2013 Commencement Speech

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He hints at an obscenity.

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I never had the opportunity to go to a great university like this Jimmy Iovine (Ft. Dr. Dre) – University of Southern California 2013 Commencement Speech

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In fact, Iovine began work in the music industry at the tender age of 19. He initially had a job cleaning studios as a teenager, and by 1972 was working professionally in production and as an engineer.

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