A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Invest less at the end of the month. Brokers tend to push stocks at the end of the month in an effort to match or surpass their previous month's sales. ~Nancy Dunnan
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, "Who's that?" But this got me started in acting. ~James Stewart
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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We were never the family that ordered pizza, and my mom never came home with a bucket of fried chicken. My mom always made home-cooked meals. We always sat down at the dinner table as a family. ~Haylie Duff
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