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Your aspirations are your possibilities.
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either of his…
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The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and…
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Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
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The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken…
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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
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He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect than that…
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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment…
— Samuel Johnson
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Writing checks to the IRS that include strings of zeros does not bother me ... Overall, we feel extraordinarily lucky to have…
— Warren Buffett
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The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans.…
— Robert Reich
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Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe…
— David Blunkett
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It is a very bad idea for governments to create arbitrary and unfair outcomes, or outcomes resulting from the passions and whims…
— Paul Singer
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Personally, I believe that government, rather than money, tends to be the primary factor limiting the development of new technologies.
— Charles Platt
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From the takeover of Detroit and the failed stimulus packages to the enactment of Obamacare, the president and congressional Democrats chose to…
— Jeb Hensarling
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For the people in government,rather than the people who pester it, Washington is an early-rising, hard-working city. It is a popular delusion…
— Unknown Author
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