On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. ~Pema Chodron
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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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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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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