A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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proverbiosIn the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Everything that happens is meant to be. It is meant to happen like that. But sometimes you don't know at the time that it is meant to be disaster. ~Tony Kaye
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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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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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday. ~Jerry B. Jenkins
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing. ~Al Jourgensen
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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