What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving. ~Ted Olson
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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Imagination is cheap as long as you don't have to worry about the details. ~Daniel Dennett
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Health care is not about insurance! Health care is about getting treatment. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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