I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ~Proverb
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A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem. ~Christina Romer
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Braniac dumb-dumbs, bust the scientifical.
Approach to the course and the force is centrifugal. Can you find your way through the lyrics that be catching them? Throw another rhyme across the room, they be fetching them. ~Masta Ace
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English 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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Lovely message for a lovely person, from lovely friend, for a lovely reason, at a lovely time, from a lovely mind, in a lovely mood, in a lovely style, to wish you; have a lovely birthday...
#birthday #cute

Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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