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When Musk took delivery of his F1, CNN was there to cover it. βJust three years ago I was showering at the Y and sleeping on the office floor,β he told the camera sheepishly, βand now obviously, Iβve got a million-dollar carβ¦ itβs just a moment in my life.β While other McLaren F1 owners around the worldβthe sultan of Brunei, Wyclef Jean, and Jay Leno, among othersβcould comfortably afford it, Muskβs purchase had put a sizable dent in his bank account. And unlike other owners, Musk drove the car to workβand declined to insure it. As Musk drove Thiel up Sand Hill Road in the F1, the car was the subject of their chat. βIt was like this Hitchcock movie,β Thiel remembered, βwhere weβre talking about the car for fifteen minutes. Weβre supposed to be preparing for the meetingβand weβre talking about the car.β During their ride, Thiel looked at Musk and reportedly asked, βSo, what can this thing do?β βWatch this,β Musk replied, flooring the accelerator and simultaneously initiating a lane change on Sand Hill Road. In retrospect, Musk admitted that he was outmatched by the F1. βI didnβt really know how to drive the car,β he recalled. βThereβs no stability systems. No traction control. And the car gets so much power that you can break the wheels free at even fifty miles an hour.β Thiel recalls the car in front of them coming fast into viewβthen Musk swerving to avoid it. The McLaren hit an embankment, was tossed into the airββlike a discus,β Musk rememberedββthen slammed violently into the ground. βThe people that saw it happen thought we were going to die,β he recalled. Thiel had not worn a seat belt, but astonishingly, neither he nor Musk were hurt. Muskβs βwork of artβ had not fared as well, having now taken a distinctly cubist turn. Post-near-death experience, Thiel dusted himself off on the side of the road and hitchhiked to the Sequoia offices, where he was joined by Musk a short while later. X.comβs CEO, Bill Harris, was also waiting at the Sequoia office, and he recalled that both Thiel and Musk were late but offered no explanation for their delay. βThey never told me,β Harris said. βWe just had the meeting.β Reflecting on it, Musk found humor in the experience: βI think itβs safe to say Peter wouldnβt be driving with me again.β Thiel wrung some levity out of the moment, too. βIβd achieved lift-off with Elon,β he joked, βbut not in a rocket.
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Jimmy Soni (The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley)
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I'm set on a path of redemption and I'm supposed to start somewhere
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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What seems private is not
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I don't think he is a bad man, he is only blinded by ambition
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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Twenty minutes is a long time in my world
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I'm sure people have reasons why they do what they do so I would rather not speculate and impose what I think is right
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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Time reveals and heals
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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It's freedom to get angry when you should and to complain when you should and no one should be denied that
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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That's the problem, you should know what to do
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I choose a response that does the least harm to me or others
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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People like you make the rest of us feel like uncivilized primates
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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You're perfect, and that's scary
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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You and I know that what we keep hidden is more than what is seen
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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It has everything to do with your past
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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If you believe in redemption, then you'll hear me out
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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It all depends on how you want to participate in this life
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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We sacrifice and play by the rules
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I've never played by the rules, and it's why I have achieved what I have as others toil for scraps
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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People aren't always bad
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I have seen enough to know what money can do to people
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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Take whatever grace you're given
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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You never changed; and even in the facade of good intentions, there is something in there for you
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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You're not the first to complain about her methods, but she gets results
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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Memories define the life I have lived, they are my existence
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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I hope the wild ambition of the city will rub off on her
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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I've done a good job hiding my struggles from everyone, I managed to delude myself into thinking I could hide them forever but I'm done faking it
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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That's a new low, even for a man of may 'lows
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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There is a price to ambition, you have to determine if it is worth it
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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You may have neglected that which you so loved and embraced what you weren't ready for
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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I have found that one thing to hold on to and live for as you've already reiterated, but it's not been enough
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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You girls are heaven-sent, we became sisters and life didn't sway this
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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It is a strange paradox, quixotic fear at the start, and then the confusion sets in
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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We have our blood and sweat in this business, it became an extension of ourselves
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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The stink of capitalism smells off all of them
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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Boys are ships in the dark, they are good to look at but unwise to pursue
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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I need you to listen to the better voice of good within you
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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It happens often, so it doesn't offend me anymore
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Okurut Wyclef (WHEN ROSES FADE)
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I love him for who he is and hate him for leaving me the way he did
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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It's beautiful to have found love, regardless of what happened thereafter
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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Don't look for someone who doesn't want to be found
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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It is easier for me to hate him when I remember that he was cold in the end
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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You should look in the mirror if you're looking for someone to blame
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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I had the strange ability to not let words put me down
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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We were less privileged so the decision was already made for us
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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Be careful with the next words you say
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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He is a good man but I'm not sure good men make good politicians
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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You're from the news, should I be careful what I say to you?
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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It's amazing what talking to a person does
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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What is important isn't what I wrote, but what the people will find out later
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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I've lit a small smoldering fire that will turn into a blaze
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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Fear will keep you grounded
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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There will always be politics
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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The scar is all I have left
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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You'll be surprised how powerful the truth can be
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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When it's all over, the chips will fall where they should
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I'm the kind that reads books more than once
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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Don't let it linger in your mind longer than it should
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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Find something else, there will always be something new
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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The decision should be made because you are ready to move on
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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The problem with being manipulative is that it affects your thinking, it makes you think that everyone is like you
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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I'm an intentional person; when I see what I want, I go for it
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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He had lived the same way for so long and didn't know his way back
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Okurut Wyclef (BOB'S DIARY)
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We are the few who are brave enough to ask the hard questions
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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If I don't try, then who will? I have to try
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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You know you can still change your mind and go live a happy life
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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The sight here is as beautiful, look ahead and see for yourself
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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I like the trouble that I bring upon myself, not the trouble that others bring upon me
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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Forgetting is a virtue
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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The betrayal at the time was necessary to prevent worse things from happening
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Okurut Wyclef (MOTHERLESS)
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You won't define your history as you ought to when you describe it in a foreign language
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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Our humanity, history, and language are what define us as a people
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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The language dies when a generation can't speak it
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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We don't have to try too hard if we are the cheapest
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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You're funny. I like that, and I like you
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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Ironically, it's drinking that got me fired, and yet here I am
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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It's hard finding someone who doesn't want to be found
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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I told you I would be hard to miss
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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You keep saying 'we' and it's bothersome
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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We're family, remember? And family is not always kind
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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It sat atop a hill as a beacon of gigantism and fiscal indiscipline
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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He was too attached to the illusion that he subconsciously slipped it into sentences
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Okurut Wyclef (TAPERING)
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Many inmates had found their place in prison, and that place was at the bottom. The work was cut out to maneuver their way up, but it gave them the priceless feeling of hope and a sense of purpose
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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The lake was beautiful and looking at it made him feel small, evoking a subtle proclivity to existential crises
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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We all aren't as positive, and we can't afford the luxury of not worrying
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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He opined that every god had something good to offer, and he wasn't in a position to say no because you couldn't say no to god and get away with it
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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You worry too little to be of any help
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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It's the resilience and experience that will matter
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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One would live as many days in prison as they did outside if they lived in their mind
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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The gangs; albeit easily fragmented, often worked in the members' interests.
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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He had been deluded by egalitarian values that he strongly espoused above survival and common sense
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Okurut Wyclef (Eli's Final Wish)
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There are things that are better left unknown to preserve the sanity at hand.
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Okurut Wyclef (The Fair One)
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It was that thing everyone thought was needed but never found the use for.
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Okurut Wyclef (The Fair One)
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He didn't understand the fascination with clothes beyond their actual purpose
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Okurut Wyclef (The Fair One)
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Maybe the saying is true that the people in this city are comforted by the misfortune of others
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Okurut Wyclef (The Fair One)
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I'm only putting my interests above yours like you would if you found yourself in a similar situation
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Okurut Wyclef (WAVES)
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You're too kind and at times it makes you a little stupid
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Okurut Wyclef (WAVES)
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Learn as much as you can and hope that the knowledge will put the odds in your favor
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Okurut Wyclef (WAVES)
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The adults have no clue what they are doing with their lives
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Okurut Wyclef (WAVES)
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The prying eyes will always have an opinion
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Okurut Wyclef (WAVES)