I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. ~James Herbert
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese 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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She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. ~Oscar Wilde
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace. ~M. Scott Peck
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Are you saying that the feeling of searching for a missing sock is like searching for love? ~Cecelia Ahern
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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