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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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese 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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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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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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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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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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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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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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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish 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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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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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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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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