If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well. ~Edward Hallowell
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company. ~Courtney B. Vance
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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Never underestimate the power of wide-grip pull-ups to develop width and size. ~Ronnie Coleman
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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