The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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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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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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