Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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I first arrived in New York in 1979. I was 19 and I was going to University in Houston, Texas, and I decided that I knew what I wanted to do and it was time to go and do it. I literally ran away from college. ~Candace Bushnell
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous. ~Mel Brooks
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