I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people. ~Tia Carrere
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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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Trust the tale, not the teller. ~David Knopfler
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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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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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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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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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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