I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum. Playin' them guitars like shootin' from a gun. Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock. Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock. ~Marty Stuart
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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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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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. ~Jimi Hendrix
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving. ~Ted Olson
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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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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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