Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish 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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Normal is such a hard word to use, because everyone's idea of normal is different. Real is what the word is. I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life. ~Sarah Michelle Gellar
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Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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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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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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