A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem. ~Christina Romer
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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The sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful. ~Mary McCarthy
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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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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has a spur to his own industry, and has a pecuniary reason for being watchful of the industry of his fellow workmen. ~Leland Stanford
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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