America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Achilles absent was Achilles still! ~Homer
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens. ~Lillie Langtry
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of wine. ~Robert M. Parker
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. ~Giuseppe Garibaldi
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