Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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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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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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