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The phrase "may you live in interesting times" is the lowest in a trilogy of Chinese curses that continue "may you come to the attention of those in authority" and finish with "may the gods give you everything you ask for." I have no idea about its authenticity.
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And they are much more skeptical of the very idea of having immigration limits, whereas the public - again, independents and Democrats, as well as Republicans, although not necessarily all in the same proportions - have a much stronger sense of the American government and American law having responsibility to Americans specifically rather than to people around the world. So the polarization is up versus down, not really right versus left.
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In my house, it is always a scramble from paycheck to paycheck.
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God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government; and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it.
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The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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The shamans are forever yacking about their snake oil miracles. I prefer the real McCoy, a pregnant woman.
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I'll be geeky right now too, because I love Sondheim. Anything he does I had a blast, because every time I do a show of his, I learn something about myself because he's philosophical. During that show, the cast was incredible Hugh and Dan Levine (who I played opposite of), all of us clicked and I love the show.
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Be strong to be useful.
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I spent the morning putting in a comma and the afternoon removing it.
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You cannot have humane Zionism, it is a contradiction in terms.
