Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white. ~Valerie Simpson
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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Your prosperity will only grow as fast as you do. ~Randy Gage
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. ~Jane Fonda
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I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life. I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't. I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense. ~Randy Houser
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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