On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
#quotes #alan-bennett #literature

Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
#quotes #bil-keane #simplicity #tired

Oh, and I suppose the apples ate the cheese. ~Suzanne Collins
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. ~Abdallah II of Jordan
#quotes #abdallah-ii-of-jordan #democracy

Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #love #time

Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. ~Carolina Herrera
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
#quotes #ray-davies #time

I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school. ~David Bailey
#quotes #david-bailey #schooling #dyslexic

Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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Thousands of climate scientists agree that global warming is not only the most threatening environmental problem but also one of the greatest challenges facing all of humanity. We must demand a separation between oil and state. We can get off oil and slow global warming. ~Leonardo DiCaprio
#quotes #leonardo-dicaprio #humanity #environment

But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
#quotes #darynda-jones

But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me ~Ray LaMontagne
#quotes #ray-lamontagne #hurt

There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
#quotes #lou-brock #freedom #stealing

When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #shame

I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
#quotes #junot-diaz #childhood #reading #geek

I represent Orlando, Florida, the world's number one vacation destination. ~Ric Keller
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