Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
#proverbs #government #mercy

In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
#quotes #john-lewis #black #elections #ohio

Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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It'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
#quotes #thurston-moore #radio

A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #guests

Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
#quotes #abraham-maslow #mistakes

Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
#proverbs #indian-proverbs #mystery #human

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.
#quotes #tim-pawlenty #barack-obama #politics #leadership #united-states

I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
#proverbs #nigerian-proverbs #prosperity #community

Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
#quotes #dierks-bentley #patty-griffin #music

After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
#quotes #dee-dee-myers #white-house #politics #media #democrat

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #patience

A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs

Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #work

In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
#quotes #yayoi-kusama #georgia-o-keeffe #art #books

He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #hardship

One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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