Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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For me, poetry is always a search for order. ~Elizabeth Jennings
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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Pundits forecast not because they know, but because they are asked. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
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For me, prose walks, poetry dances. ~James Broughton
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters. ~Stephen Graham
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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