The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. ~Kelly Rowland
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It's not about working anymore, it's about doing work I can be proud of. ~Paul Walker
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Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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