A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
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Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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I cancel going out if my hair doesn't look good. ~Brad Goreski
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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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
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. ~Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after. ~Peter Stuyvesant
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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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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