But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English 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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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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I love layers! ~Alexander Wang
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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