Quote of the week: Loyalty to the team
"He is a bastard. But now he is our bastard!"
- From a friend who shared how they had recruited a controversial mega-star to their circle.
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Quote of the Week: "IF" by Rudyard Kipling
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Quote of the Week: Abraham Lincoln and Enemies
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