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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all. ~Nancy Sinatra
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quotistIt's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation. ~Thurston Moore
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit. ~Dorothy Thompson
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Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be. ~Dorothy Salisbury Davis
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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