We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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Ideas for gadgets for the disabled were coming into my head so fast they seemed to be arriving from somewhere outside of me, beamed down by an unremitting force. I had little control over them, or their flow. I would wake up in the middle of the night. A blinding flash of an idea would rouse me from my bed and I'd rush down to my workshop to have a go at it before the inspiration dimmed. ~Trevor Baylis
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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I enjoyed my life when I had nothing. and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me. ~Joey Ramone
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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