James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
#quotes #ron-paul #clinton #politics

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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What is shocking and wrong is not [Lord Devlin's] idea that the community's morality counts, but his idea of what counts as the community's morality. ~Ronald Dworkin
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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.
#quotes #tim-pawlenty #barack-obama #politics #leadership #united-states

A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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The Korean economic miracle was the result of a clever and pragmatic mixture of market incentives and state direction. ~Ha-Joon Chang
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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