The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state. ~Benjamin Netanyahu
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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His rod reversed, and backward mutters of dissevering power. ~John Milton
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. ~Carol Roth
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~Woody Allen
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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