We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, "What is real?" Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot of it. And it is an astonishing power, that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing. ~Philip K. Dick
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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