Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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What is not forbidden in Sweden, is obligatory. ~Milton Friedman
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Physicists are working on the Big Bang, and one day they may or may not solve it. ~Richard Dawkins
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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