Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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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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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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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
#quotes #al-gore #funny #tired #night

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-poverbs #wisdom #motivation

I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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