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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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proverbiosA penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean 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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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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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
#quotes #jeffrey-sachs #money #economy
Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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