The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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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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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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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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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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I definitely have two Olympics in me; I don't know about three Olympics. ~Gracie Gold
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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