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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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ~Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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I am kind of a grinder. I am a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights. ~Zach Johnson
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to. ~Jackson Browne
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You have got to have a problem that you want to solve, a wrong that you want to right. ~Steve Jobs
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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