Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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