Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Health care is not about insurance! Health care is about getting treatment. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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I've just got to do a good job and stay on in Formula One for as long as I can. ~Kimi Raikkonen
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school. ~David Bailey
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian 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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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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