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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Collectively with my design team we spent time working on the feel, fit and style to ensure the product is not only something I would wear but one which I would be proud to put my name to. I always want to challenge myself and this was such a rewarding experience for me. I'm very happy with the end result and I hope H&M's male customers will be as excited as I am. ~David Beckham
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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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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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proverbiosOnly if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. ~Kelly Rowland
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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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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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid. ~Viggo Mortensen
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish 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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Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after. ~Peter Stuyvesant
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting. ~Linda Ronstadt
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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