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The crowd gives the leader new strength.: Evenius
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The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.: Jeff Foxworthy
Those who face that which is actually before them, unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, these are they who live, who make the best use of their lives; these are those who have found the secret of contentment.: Alban Goodier
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.: Czech Proverb
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It is the loving, not the loved, woman who feels loveable.: Jessamyn West (1902 - 1984)
Vigorous writing is concise.: William Strunk Jr., "The Elements of Style", 1919
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If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.: Lord Salisbury
Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.: Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)
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Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.: Lois McMaster Bujold, "Memory", 1996
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Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.: James Hilton (1900 - 1954)
Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.: David Broder
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.: Bob Dylan (1941 - )
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When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
If you treat people right they will treat you right - ninety percent of the time.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945)
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Pan American Day address, April 15, 1939
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Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.: George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
A good home must be made, not bought.: Joyce Maynard, "Domestic Affairs"
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Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for.: Barbara Mikkelson, snopes.com, May 15, 2001
That isn’t about money, fame, or power. It’s about will, dedication, commitment, and knowing your self-worth. You can be poor as dirt and have those traits. Money can’t buy you values. You just need to know what is important to you and then feel secure in your pursuit to achieve that.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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