One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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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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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African 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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If liberals want to send tens of millions of dollars down the drain, I have no problem with that. ~Paul Weyrich
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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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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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