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My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered


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In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.



There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.



Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.



People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.



Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.



The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.



When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate



If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.



One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.



As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.





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As long as you SIT, you Stay In Trouble. Once you STAND, you Shift Toward A New Direction, take a STEP, and Start To Embrace Purpose, then WALK to Welcome Abundance, Love and Knowledge.



Beyond the satiation level of income, you can buy more pleasurable experiences, but you will lose some of your ability to enjoy the less expensive ones.

Beyond the satiation level of income, you can buy more pleasurable experiences, but you will lose some of your ability to enjoy the less expensive ones.



We've become a nation of wolves, ruled by sheep.Owned by swine, overfed, and put to sleep.While the media elite declare what to think, I'll be wide awake, on the edge, and on the brink.

We've become a nation of wolves, ruled by sheep.Owned by swine, overfed, and put to sleep.While the media elite declare what to think, I'll be wide awake, on the edge, and on the brink.



I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.

I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.



I don't think you need to sound like from where you're from. But I think there is something magical and powerful about encompassing something fully and singularly.

I don't think you need to sound like from where you're from. But I think there is something magical and powerful about encompassing something fully and singularly.



When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds false. Jazz is the result of the energy stored up in America.

When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds false. Jazz is the result of the energy stored up in America.



You become angry because something or someone has done something against your expectations.

You become angry because something or someone has done something against your expectations.



It's all about one thing: creative problem-solving to get the story out.

It's all about one thing: creative problem-solving to get the story out.



Truth allows no choice.

Truth allows no choice.




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