The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ~Don Henley
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When you are starting out as an actor people are very interested in who you are because they want to know where they can put you. And quite often, and we're all guilty of this is our lives, we judge very quickly and we pigeon-hole people very quickly based on how they look and how they talk and how they dress and we think: "Oh yeah, we know who you are." ~Tom Hiddleston
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I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution. ~Luc Montagnier
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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