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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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be. ~Dorothy Salisbury Davis
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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Every decision you make is a mistake. ~Edward Dahlberg
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out. ~Derek Jeter
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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