A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature. ~Zeno of Citium
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most of the way to heaven by night. ~Charles Spurgeon
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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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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I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out. ~Yelawolf
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If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens; men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls. ~Arthur Capper
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Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. ~Willie Nelson
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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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