The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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I doubt anyone in Hollywood has had more "dates" than me. ~George Hamilton
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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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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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ~Charles Evans Hughes
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Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease. ~David Hyde Pierce
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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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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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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In kindergarten I had to draw a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a rapper. I didn't really know what a rapper was or what they did; I just wanted to do it. ~B.o.B
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
#quotes #andrea-gibson #sorrow

Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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