If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ~Stephen Chbosky
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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Theatre is where my heart is. It is where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that is what I want to come back to. ~Kelly Reilly
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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