The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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