As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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That is what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us. ~Kurt Busch
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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The most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think of God. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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