Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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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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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English 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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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. ~Joe Scarborough
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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