But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
#proverbs #cats

Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
#quotes #madeleine-albright #change

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #persistence

"He's just a little unbalanced and lonely." He put his arms around my waist, frowning. "Can't he be lonely and unbalanced around someone else's girlfriend?" "I'll suggest it. ~Kiersten White
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
#proverbs #latin-proverbs #women #love #hate

A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. ~Compton Mackenzie
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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