If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. ~Joseph Prince
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like. ~George McGovern
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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