The world is wonderful and beautiful and good beyond one's wildest imagination. ~D. H. Lawrence
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? ~Dan Rather
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
#quotes #jeffrey-sachs #money #economy

It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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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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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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