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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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proverbiosEven the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. ~Lucinda Williams
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. ~James Harden
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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I am still me even after all that has happened. ~Victoria Beckham
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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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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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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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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