A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick. ~Adam Driver
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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I dream about people who do not need to have sex to know they love each other. ~Carol Rifka Brunt
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. ~Al Franken
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" ~Brian Tracy
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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