Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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I will never ever sell Neverland. ~Michael Jackson
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If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not; you are not smiling about it. ~Wynton Marsalis
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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