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Michelangelo


The idea is there, locked inside, and all you have to do is remove the excess stone.

H. L. Mencken


In this world of sin and sorrow, there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

Richard Milhous Nixon


While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense... these are legalisms, as far as the handling of this matter is concerned it was so botched up, I made so many bad judgments. The worst ones, mistakes of the heart, rather than the head. But let me say, a man in that top job - he's got to have a heart, but his head must always rule his heart.

Charles Sanders Pierce


There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods and that is, the sincere desire to find out the truth, whatever it may be.

Laura Swenson


Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks.

Spider-Man


Peter Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option.

Robert Browning


Why comes temptation, but for man to meet and master and crouch beneath his foot, and so be pedestaled in triumph?

Danish proverb


Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker.

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International stock market quotations (EARTHtimes.org)

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:37:03 GMT
Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets....

Reporting: London

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:30:00 GMT
American Reporter - The paper is known to invent stories and quotations on occasion, however. The project would be "a big blow to al-Qaeda," as it would send the message that the heart of terrorism has become a ...

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Dag Hammarskjld


It was when Lucifer first congratulated himself upon his angelic behavior that he became the tool of evil.

Benjamin Stolberg


An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy.

Samuel Johnson


Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality they discourse like angels, but they live like men.

Jimmy Durante


I hate music, especially when it's played.

Pythagorus


Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.

Grace Murray Hopper


If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

Dave Barry


Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

Blow


Fred Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.

Dwight D Eisenhower


The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

Lord Chesterfield


Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

American Indian Proverb


Every animal knows more than you do. Nez Perce

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Fine silver quotations Wednesday: $17.219 ounce

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:53:00 GMT
Canada East - TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Wednesday $17.219 oz., $553.59 kg.; Tuesday $17.344 oz., $557.61 kg. Log in to access premium content and features on this site ...

Republican debate quotes (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:23:33 GMT
Some quotes from Wednesday's debate between Republican presidential candidates in Simi Valley, Calif.:

Judge Recuses From Courthouse Shooting Trial Following Remarks in Magazine Article (Law.com)

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:15:02 GMT
New Yorker article quoted the judge as saying of Nichols that "everyone in the world knows he did it."

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Albert Camus


In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross


People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beuty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

Unknown


Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the diciplines or continue the errors.

Jack Handey Deep Thoughts


Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, looking through your stuff.

Russian Proverb


Do not spit in the well - you may be thirsty by and by.

Stephen King


If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write.

Donald Robert Perry Marquis


When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him Whose

William Hazlitt


If mankind had wished for what is right, they might have had it long ago.

Bernard Edmonds


To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.

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Fine silver quotations Tuesday: C$17.344 ounce (Canadian Business)

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:20:50 GMT
The Canadian Press January 29, 2008 - 2:02 p.m. TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Tuesday $17.344 oz., 557.61 kg.; Monday $17.472 oz., $561.72 kg.

Kelly Pavlik Workout Quotes

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:20:00 GMT
East Side Boxing - "I have been training Kelly since he was nine. He's always been a hard worker in the gym, but since he's won the world title he's become a different fighter in the gym. He is more focused and you can ...

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William Somerset Maugham


Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Jack Handey Deep Thoughts


Like jewels in a crown, the precious stones glittered in the queen's round metal hat.

Stephen Roberts


I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Black Hawk


Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to.

Nikita Khrushchev, Speech in Yugoslavia, Aug. 24, 1963


I once said, "We will bury you," and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you.

Plontius


We are not separate from spirit, we are in it.

Darin Weinberg


It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Sybil Adelman


Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.

Voltaire, (Attributed); originated in "The Friends of Voltaire", 1906, by S. G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall)


I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


The adoration of his heart had been to her only as the perfume of a wild flower, which she had carelessly crushed with her foot in passing.

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Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:11:00 GMT
ninemsn - LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Spot gold fell more than 1 percent to $917.25 an ounce on profit-taking on Wednesday ahead of a rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve, traders said. The metal was quoted ...

Bonus bundle: Feds struggle with no-fly list; Safety inspection for Alaska Air 737-400s; Labor unrest troublesome for ... (USA Today)

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:42:00 GMT
Read on for today's "bonus bundle," which are quick quotes from the media involving recent aviation stories. Feds cited for poor effort to clear innocents from no-fly lists From Scott McCartney, The Middle Seat columnist at The Wall Street Journal...

The artist Navin Rawanchaikul's call for Navins of the world to unite (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:46:28 GMT
A new project by the Thai artist Navin Rawanchaikul features a touring, multimedia exhibition centering on a music video, "Navins of Bollywood," that portrays the artist's uncanny encounters with other people named Navin during his recent trip to India.

Fine silver quotations Tuesday: C$17.344 ounce

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:06:00 GMT
Canada East - TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Tuesday $17.344 oz., 557.61 kg.; Monday $17.472 oz., $561.72 kg. Log in to access premium content and features on this site. You ...

New York college publishes 'The Prison Diary and Letters of Chester ...

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:52:00 GMT
Fosters Daily Democrat - Gillette read extensively in prison and many entries contain brief but incisive book reviews, and there is a section filled with favorite quotations from Socrates, Robert Browning, Richard Hugo and ...

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Henry Bromel


After my recent brush with voicelessness, I thought I'd share with you a few thoughts about speech. Don't take it lightly my friends. If music is the pathway to the heart as Voltaire suggested, then speech is the pathway to other people. Live in silence and you live alone.

Sir Francis Bacon


Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

Rita Rudner


Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

Henry David Thoreau


Men have become the tools of their tools.

Pete Seeger


Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.

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David Swanson: State Of The Union With A Statement

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:29:00 GMT
Scoop - The CQ article http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30543 quotes Senator Carl Levin and cites Senator Jim Webb as the leading sponsor of the contractor waste provision.

Competitive Insurance - Personal, Medical, Marine, Business, Art, Aquaculture, War and Terror (Cape Business News South Africa Business)

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:17:37 GMT
Carl Greaves Insurance Brokers was approached by Lloyds of London in 2003 and has since been appointed as one of the few independent Lloyds Cover holders in South Africa . By continuing to be an insurance broker we are able to provide both local and international quotations both to our clients as well as numerous other insurance brokers who make use of our companies’ facilities.

Fine silver quotations Tuesday: C$17.344 ounce (Canadian Business)

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:20:50 GMT
The Canadian Press January 29, 2008 - 2:02 p.m. TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Tuesday $17.344 oz., 557.61 kg.; Monday $17.472 oz., $561.72 kg.

Quotes from Pa. lawmakers about State of the Union address (phillyburbs.com)

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:48:46 GMT
Quotes from Pennsylvania lawmakers about President Bush's State of the Union address:

Republican candidate quotes from Florida (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:39:35 GMT
Quotes from the Republican candidates on Tuesday's Florida primary: --- Arizona Sen. John McCain

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