The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the paper idly with my pen. And I thought how, between one dip of the pen and the next, time goes on, and I hurry, drive myself, and speed toward death. We are always dying. I while I write, you while you read, and others while they listen or stop their ears, they are all dying. ~Petrarch
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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Physicists are working on the Big Bang, and one day they may or may not solve it. ~Richard Dawkins
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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