"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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I believe, as followers of Christ, we are commanded to reach out to the least of these in the name of Jesus and show them they matter a great deal to God, who sacrificed His only Son to reach them with His love. ~K.P. Yohannan
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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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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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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