Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ~Edmond About
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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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There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has a spur to his own industry, and has a pecuniary reason for being watchful of the industry of his fellow workmen. ~Leland Stanford
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. ~Lisa Ling
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Gossip is hardly uplifting. ~Ginger Rogers
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up. ~Jennifer Ellison
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
#quotes #henry-b-eyring

The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
#quotes #jaron-lanier #thinking #society #socialism

I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
#quotes #henrik-ibsen #human #believe #books #thinking

We have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout the season. ~Kim Clijsters
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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There have been a couple of jobs I have done without thinking, without being engaged, and they just stink. ~Clancy Brown
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
#quotes #john-wayne #ignorance #hardship #humor

I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do. ~Halle Berry
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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It always surprised me that I was getting acting work. ~Mary Lynn Rajskub
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