One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families. ~Rick Santorum
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections. ~David Ogilvy
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
#quotes #david-lloyd #art #hope #reality

Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ~Edmond About
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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I make the girls jump like I am Kris Kross. ~Nicki Minaj
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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The sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
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If liberals want to send tens of millions of dollars down the drain, I have no problem with that. ~Paul Weyrich
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I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and everything He stands for. I think that sums up everything that I want for my life, everything I want for my family, everything I want for my career. I want it to be entertaining. I want people to smile and tap their toes, but I want it to be meaningful when the day is done. ~Josh Turner
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You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. ~Max Lerner
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #love #speaking

A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution. ~Luc Montagnier
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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