Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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I always say to my Twitter followers to come to the stage door and meet me. What I love about being in the theatre, rather than filming, is that you meet your audience. ~Sheridan Smith
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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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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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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