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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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music. ~Brett Eldredge
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. ~Edith Sitwell
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
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And sometimes you lie to me and sometimes I lie to you; and there isn't a thing you could possibly do All these half-destroyed lives aren't as bad as they seem but now I see blood and I hear screams then I wake up and it's just a bad dream. ~Michael Grant
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Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. ~John Barrasso
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If Barack Obama is elected, I will be moving out of the country. ~Stephen Baldwin
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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