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Quote by Calouste Gulbenkian
I consider them like daughters, and their well-being is one of the concerns that most occupies my mind.
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The speaker says they regard these people with the care and closeness usually associated with daughters. Their well-being is not a passing concern; it occupies much of the speaker’s attention. The sentence expresses strong personal responsibility and affection without describing any specific situation.
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- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, documented via Wikimedia Commons
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