More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
#quotes #robert-zemeckis #art #thinking

I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go. ~Wayne McGregor
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
#quotes #bobby-rahal #competition

We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true. ~Akhil Sharma
#quotes #akhil-sharma #love #fear

A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle. ~Jodi Picoult
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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