The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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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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[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 owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African 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 best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English 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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You can't, Brooke, you can't leave. You're mine. ~Katy Evans
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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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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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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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Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. ~Buddhist Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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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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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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People aren't paying to see the Kevin McHale show, they're paying to see the cast of "Glee." ~Kevin McHale
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