The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that. ~Freddy Adu
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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The problem I have with socialist utopias is there's some kind of committees trying to soften outcomes for people. I think that imposes models of outcomes for other people's lives. So in a spiritual sense there's some bit of libertarian in me. But the critical thing for me is moderation. And if you let that go far you do end up with a winner-take-all society that ultimately crushes everybody even worse. ~Jaron Lanier
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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Hope is a risk that must be run. ~Georges Bernanos
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
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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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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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