I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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My teenage years were spent trying to look like Rod Stewart; I ended up looking like Dave Hill from Slade. ~Tony Parsons
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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