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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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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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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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend. ~Tony Snow
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I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up. ~Jennifer Ellison
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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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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. ~Benjamin Franklin
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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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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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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Alone, the world offers itself freely to us. To be unmasked, it has no choice. ~Tom Robbins
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