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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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours. ~Brendan Fraser
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Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men ~Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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Nothing could moderate, in the bosom of the great English middle class, their passionate, absorbing, almost blood-thirsty clinging to life. ~Matthew Arnold
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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Luckily, the public school system that I was in had a really great drama program, so I plunged into that. It really sort of kept me afloat because I was bored in school. ~Allison Scagliotti
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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Hello and hi. Slowly open your eyes. Get up from your bed. Go to the window. The great sun is waiting to say "Good Morning" to you.
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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