Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. ~Phyllis Diller
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week, and we had to satisfy customers, and we had competitors that we had to compete with in order to have those customers come into our stores, and we had to compete with other employers for our employees. ~John Mackey
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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