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George Herbert
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Poet
Born:
Apr 3
,
1593
Died:
Mar 1
,
1633
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At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
Abraham Lincoln
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Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
John F. Kennedy
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A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
Bruce Lee
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To a smart girl men are no problem - they're the answer.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Men
Girl
No Problem
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Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.
Bernard Meltzer
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Yourself
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Maybe
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Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
Denis Waitley
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Energies
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Next
Your
Forward
Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.
John Lennon
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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'
Theodore Roosevelt
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I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.
Stephen Hawking
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Lao Tzu
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