Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Holy Writ was intended to teach men how to go to Heaven not how the heavens go. ~Galileo Galilei
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it ~Miley Cyrus
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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I got into real estate very much by accident. ~Jeff Greene
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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