The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
#quotes #arthur-capper #people #goodness

Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
#quotes #hugh-jackman #love #marriage

Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
#quotes #shimon-peres

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
#quotes #jack-nicholson #beer

Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
#quotes #michael-scheuer #prince #osama-bin-laden #united-states

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #emotions #anger

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
#proverbs #grandparents

I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
#quotes #tyler-the-creator #music

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
#proverbs #hindu-proverbs #self #competition

When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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