Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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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
#quotes #charles-evans-hughes #government

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama is enduring the rage of his conservative opposition. ~Joe Scarborough
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It is amazing how many people beat you at golf now that you are no longer president. ~George H. W. Bush
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along? ~Peter Schuyler
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. ~Roger Stone
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows ~John Wooden
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
#quotes #jack-handey #family #money