Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu 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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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish 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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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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All actors are looking for that role that is going to define who they are. When it happens, it is a good thing. ~Jeffrey Pierce
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