"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Recognise.

The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
#quotes #david-coleman #humor

The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
#quotes #thomas-jefferson #freedom

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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She thougt of sunrise over the library slope at Cornell University that nobody out on it had seen because the slope faces west. ~Thomas Pynchon
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
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