Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. ~John Barrasso
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It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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If our gospel does not free the individual up for a unique life of spiritual adventure in living with God daily, we simply have not entered fully into the good news that Jesus brought. ~Dallas Willard
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
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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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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along? ~Peter Schuyler
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid. ~Rafael Nadal
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. ~Pema Chodron
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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