I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East. ~Bernie Sanders
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast. ~Junior Seau
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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