The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. ~Ayn Rand
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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. ~Benjamin Franklin
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money. ~Imogen Cunningham
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. ~Georges Bidault
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. ~Joe Scarborough
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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