Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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I haven't told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager. I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I did'nt really care. It did'nt bother me at all. ~Vivienne Westwood
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite. ~Dan Wells
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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