Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens. ~Lillie Langtry
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As tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service. I've seen you engage and I've seen you turn out in record numbers. I've heard your voices amplified by creativity and a digital fluency that those of us in older generations can barely comprehend. I've seen a generation eager, impatient even, to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course. ~Barack Obama
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ~Pierre Corneille
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I am too pure for you or anyone. ~Sylvia Plath
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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