I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies. ~Anna Kournikova
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If you were to open up a baby's head, and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should; you would find nothing but an enormous drool gland. ~Dave Barry
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Well, it's always nice to know the fans didn't forget what you did when you played in the NHL. ~Guy Lafleur
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life. I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't. I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense. ~Randy Houser
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some gratification, while anger and pride have power, even though that power eventually destroys itself. Envy is impotent, numbed with fear, never ceasing in its appetite, and it knows no gratification, but endless self torment. It has the ugliness of a trapped rat, which gnaws its own foot in an effort to escape. ~Angus Wilson
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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I have accepted fear as a part of life; specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ~Erica Jong
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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