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John Calvin quote: "Secondly, [man] should weigh his abilities-or rather lack of..."

Secondly, [man] should weigh his abilities-or rather lack of abilities.

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I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog some days because I'm just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything I'm doing. Rachael Ray
Like I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially. Sylvester Stallone
Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lots of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Robert Kennedy
We say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to leave that money in the pockets of those who earned it, than to let it burn a hole, as it always does, in the pockets of government. Mitch Daniels
You mentioned Ross Perot. Mr. Perot jumped into the race at the last minute, had one issue that he ran on, the budget deficit, was in and out of the race a couple of times, and still got 20 million votes, didn't have the Internet. Hamilton Jordan
Jane Austen quote: "And to all this she must yet add something more substantial,..."
And to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading. Jane Austen
The Iron Throne is mine by rights. All those who deny that are my foes."The whole of the realm denies it, brother," said Renley. "Old men deny it with their death rattle, and unborn children deny it in their mothers' wombs. They deny it in Dorne and they deny it on the Wall. No one wants you for their king. Sorry. George R. R. Martin
Jennie Finch quote: "I've faced more than 35 major leaguers, and only two have ever..."
I've faced more than 35 major leaguers, and only two have ever made contact against me. Jennie Finch
Probably some of the projects I chose to do after that had more to do with what people thought of me. The industry was very open and probably hoping that I could do anything. Bo Derek
Noel Coward quote: "Couldn't you see that all my flippancy was only a mask, hiding..."
Couldn't you see that all my flippancy was only a mask, hiding my real emotions--crushing them down desperately! Noel Coward
I took the easy way, and to an extent I regret that. Still, though, the way we did it was honest. We played it and sang it the way we felt it, and there's a lot to be said for that. Johnny Cash
David Sylvian quote: "I like to explore a lot of textural, arrangement aspects in..."
I like to explore a lot of textural, arrangement aspects in the studio. David Sylvian
These days the American dream of home ownership has turned into a nightmare for millions of families. They wake every day to the reality of a horrible decline in the value of the home that has meant so much to them. Mortimer Zuckerman
The fates have a way of demanding of a man that he suffer his greatest moments all by himself; being alone seems as often attendant upon reality as being in company is attendant upon flight from reality. (frm "Part of Our Time, Some Monuments and Ruins of the Thirties," about American Communist movement.) Murray Kempton
Oscar Wilde quote: "He wants to enslave you.''I shudder at the thought of being free."
He wants to enslave you.''I shudder at the thought of being free. Oscar Wilde