A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. ~Dick Cheney
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
#quotes #janet-evanovich #cars

For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
#quotes #doris-lessing #world

Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit. ~Dorothy Thompson
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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