If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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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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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English 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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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder. ~Al Gore
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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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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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. ~Germaine Greer
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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