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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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quotistBut that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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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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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Without consciousness, space and time are nothing. ~Robert Lanza
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. ~Michio Kaku
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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Here you can be a billionaire, like Mark Zuckerberg rich, but you are going to die and you are here for a while and ultimately all of your stuff is kind of like a rental. ~Henry Rollins
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained. ~Aaron Burr
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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