To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
#quotes #david-kay #iraq

Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
#quotes #laurel-clark #parents #influence #thankfulness

You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #idleness #evil

We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
#quotes #george-berkeley #complaining

A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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