Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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