The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hardest job in America is being a single mom. There are a lot of them and a lot of them in Baltimore and I think that they absolutely do their best. They can't keep continue to do their best if businesses flee the city. ~Dana Perino
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. ~Lisa Ling
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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