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Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb


A good storyteller is a person who has a good memory and hopes other people haven't.

Ronald Reagan


Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it.

Henry Ward Beecher


You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are but you must approach each man by the right door.

Francis Bacon


A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Laurence J. Peter


There are two kinds of failures those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.

Kristin Hunter, O Magazine, November 2003


First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

Alan Stewart Paton


Life has . taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors. She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.

Dolly Parton


The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up the rain.

William Shakespeare


His life was gentle and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN

Paul Valery


Books have the same enemies as people fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

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Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:48:00 GMT
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Madoff's Stolen Statue Returned -- With a 'Lesson' - Street.Com

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:04:00 GMT
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Wikipedia raises needed funds for its operations - Industry Standard

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:02:00 GMT
The Wikimedia Foundation has raised the necessary funds to operate Wikipedia until the end of June, the nonprofit organization announced Friday. Wikimedia has received about US$6.2 million since launching its fundraising campaign in early November ...

Councillors will have hands full - Times of India

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:22:00 GMT
CHANDIGARH: Election won, as Kamlesh sat on the mayors seat a second time round on Friday, the thought that ran through her mind was how to streamline MCs working and draw maximum involvement from councillors. Planning it big for the city, the new ...

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