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My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. ~Bill Keller
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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proverbiosI got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. ~Abdallah II of Jordan
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Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours. ~Brendan Fraser
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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If you can compete, you are going to compete. ~Earl Lloyd
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills. I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships. ~Britt Ekland
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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That is what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us. ~Kurt Busch
#quotes #kurt-busch #trying