Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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For my own style, I love vintage. 60's and 70's are my favorite. I love baby doll dresses and the soft colors. I try to mix a little bit of modern into that; maybe I'll wear it with boots. At my school we wear a uniform, but we have one day a week we can wear whatever we want. ~Elle Fanning
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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