Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. ~Oscar Wilde
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I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out. ~Yelawolf
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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Collectively with my design team we spent time working on the feel, fit and style to ensure the product is not only something I would wear but one which I would be proud to put my name to. I always want to challenge myself and this was such a rewarding experience for me. I'm very happy with the end result and I hope H&M's male customers will be as excited as I am. ~David Beckham
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We live through books; we have adventures in them, we lead alternative lives through them. We expand our memories through them. And that sometimes art can offer us more intense experiences of the world than life itself can. ~Anthony Doerr
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My husband and I go to Il Fico every Friday, and I get the whole-wheat pizza. I won't eat pizza anywhere else! ~Kelly Wearstler
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Psychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before, and from other years, too; to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step. ~Tony Romo
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
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