I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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That is a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ~William Shakespeare
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. ~Edward Snowden
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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