All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing. ~Tom Jenkinson
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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It's hard to maintain both smack and crack habits and remember to keep up mobile-phone payments. ~Irvine Welsh
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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