The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. ~Abdallah II of Jordan
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home. ~Bonnie L. Oscarson
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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