We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people. ~Tia Carrere
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I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. ~Tim Blake Nelson
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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I take pride in the fact that a lot of little kids dig what I do. ~John Cena
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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