Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
#quotes #norman-lear #family #racism

Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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I have accepted fear as a part of life; specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ~Erica Jong
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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When you are starting out as an actor people are very interested in who you are because they want to know where they can put you. And quite often, and we're all guilty of this is our lives, we judge very quickly and we pigeon-hole people very quickly based on how they look and how they talk and how they dress and we think: "Oh yeah, we know who you are." ~Tom Hiddleston
#quotes #tom-hiddleston #entertainment #judging

Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
#quotes #j-r-ward #ego

Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
#quotes #scott-lynch #knives #utensils

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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