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    PONY EXPRESS SERVICE STARTS
    April 3, 1860 - USA

    The Pony Express a new faster mail service using riders on a horseback relay instead of the traditional stagecoaches begins service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. The Pony Express reduced the time for mail to travel from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to around ten days. After only 1 year in March 1861 after suffering large losses and not gaining the mail contract The Pony Express Company ceased trading.

    NANCY PELOSI IN SYRIA
    April 3, 2007 - Syria

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has met Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, who tells her that he is keen to resume peace talks with Israel. While in Damascus, Pelosi says that she has given Assad a similar message from the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert. She voices concern over Syria's connections to Hamas, and stresses the importance of Damascus' role in the peace talks between Palestine and Israel. Her visit angers President Bush, who says that it undermines U.S. foreign policy. Bush also says that Pelosi's trip will send "mixed signals" that could undermine the U.S.-led efforts to isolate the Syrian president.

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The article is about famous quotes about life, love, friendship, business, money and other topics. Much attention is paid to the ways to introduce quotes in your speech.

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When you read a magazine or a book or when you watch television you may meet with quotations of famous people that are to the point of the conversation. A quotation in its wide meaning is commonly used in text to underline the words of another speaker or writer. When it comes to narrow sense, a quote represents a statement of a famous person that is not without wisdom. These quotes are as a rule ended with the name of the person who said them. But there are cases when a phrase is getting so popular that people apply it without referring to the original speaker or writer.

Reading quotations of famous people has a great impact on our mind. You probably not even notice it, but these quotes touch upon philosophic chords in your soul. You start to think of your mission in the world. On the subconscious level you concentrate on what you're doing in life and what your priorities are. It gradually leads you to better realizing of your aspirations and develops your soul. Another advantage of reading quotations is that you are able to show your brilliance talking to other people when you have such a chance. It'll raise your prestige in the eyes of the public. Just make certain that the phrase you would like to add is appropriate. In this case it will sound really impressive.

Otherwise the quotation will seem as if you want to show off and will be taken with at negative approach. So if you'd like to impress your colleagues and a pretty neighbor pay enough attention to reading famous life quotes and use them when appropriate. You will soon observe that people take pleasure in talking to you and consider you to be a smart and well-bred person. There are specialized books containing the quotations of great men on different topics. Having such a book in your house is a sign that you are a thinking person taking interest in philosophic questions. The World Wide Web is a good alternative to buying books with quotes of famous people. There are a number of web sites including thousands of quotations by great men of all times. Start right away and you will observe positive changes quite soon.

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