But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. ~Tim Blake Nelson
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese 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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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese 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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