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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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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Some of us know how we came by our fortune and some of us don't; but we wear it all the same. ~Barbara Kingsolver
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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I like to play music; play guitar; I love that. Play some golf in the summer. Just relax, enjoy the summer. That's nice. ~Henrik Lundqvist
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It is so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything. ~Nicole Miller
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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People love to hate other people. ~Kid Rock
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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