If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Atrial fibrillation can be taken care of. The point is that it is manageable. Everybody is different and will have different ways of managing whatever they need, and their doctor will have ways of managing theirs. But I think the first key is just to know it exists, know whether you have it, and know what the risks are and take care of yourself! ~Howie Mandel
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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Find and serve.

There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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