Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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God bless us everyone! Said Tiny Tim, the last of all. ~Charles Dickens
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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