More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian 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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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" ~Brian Tracy
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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Are you the welcoming committee? Or has Jeremy finally chained you up to the front gate where you belong?" "I missed you too. ~Kelley Armstrong
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
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If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
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