In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
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I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East. ~Bernie Sanders
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish 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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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ~Charles Evans Hughes
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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