The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic 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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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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That is what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us. ~Kurt Busch
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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As tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service. I've seen you engage and I've seen you turn out in record numbers. I've heard your voices amplified by creativity and a digital fluency that those of us in older generations can barely comprehend. I've seen a generation eager, impatient even, to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course. ~Barack Obama
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There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic 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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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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