It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ~John Podhoretz
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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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I am too pure for you or anyone. ~Sylvia Plath
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
#quotes #henry-b-eyring

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish 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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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
#quotes #eddie-izzard #acting #comedy

Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Hello and hi. Slowly open your eyes. Get up from your bed. Go to the window. The great sun is waiting to say "Good Morning" to you.
#greetings #cute

I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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