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Thomas Jefferson


One man with courage is a majority.

Oprah Winfrey


Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

William James


The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Sir John Vanbrugh


Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

Sophocles


How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be When there's no help in truth

Richard Jeni


It is a sad fact that 50 percent of marriages in this country end in divorce. But hey, the other half end in death. You could be one of the lucky ones!

Vince Lombardi


After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.

Mark Twain


Some people get an eduction without going to college the rest get it after they get out.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present. In is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and a manly heart.

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USDA Chicago Terminal Grain - Mar 5 (INO News)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:09:12 GMT
GX_GR110 Springfield, IL Wed, Mar 05, 2008 USDA-IL Market News Chicago terminal grain report To Arrive Truck and Rail Bids for Grain Delivered to Chicago. The following quotations represent Bids ($/ bu) from Terminal Elevators, Processors, Mills, and Merchandisers after 1:30 p.m. today.

Kenya peace deal faces test in parliament (AlertNet)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:45:10 GMT
Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, details, editorial) By C. Bryson Hull and Wangui Kanina NAIROBI, March 6 (Reuters) - Kenya's unruly and divided lawmakers face a test of national reconciliation on Thursday when they ...

Presidential candidate quotes (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:17:42 GMT
Some quotes from the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on Tuesday's primaries:

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Charles Bukowski


You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

Aldo Leopold


A thing is right if it tends to preserve the stability, integrity, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong if it tends otherwise.

Kahlil Gibran


He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it.

Benjamin McLane Spock


Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny, he thinks he is in the world for something important and it gives him drive and confidence.

Jack Handey Deep Thoughts


Whenever I open a door, I pull on the doorknob real hard, because isn't there a saying that if it comes off in your hand, you can rear back and throw it as hard as you can I thought I heard that somewhere.

Frank Tyger


Progress is not created by contented people.

Cicero


Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.

Elayne Boosler


When the sun comes up, I have morals again.

Sophocles, Trachiniae


Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.

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THE RIGHT VIEW

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:07:00 GMT
Times of India - A special plaque next to the Shiva statue explains the significance of the metaphor of Shiva's cosmic dance with several quotations from The Tao of Physics

Presidential candidate quotes (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:28:19 GMT
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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:54:00 GMT
ninemsn - Wesfarmers Ltd decided to improve fresh produce offerings at its $20 billion Coles supermarket business after noticing shoppers buying perishables elsewhere. "Fresh is critical ...

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Ben Bova


Feeding the starving poor only increases their number.

J. Wilbur Chapman


Look for strengths in people, not weakness; for good, not evil. Most of us find what we search for.

James Dean


I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery.

Ernest J. Gaines


Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.

Vannevar Bush


If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.

Aristotle


Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:49:00 GMT
ninemsn - St George Bank Limited said it remains on track for 10% growth in earnings per share this financial year. However, the bank said the guidance excludes the impact of ...

Presidential candidate quotes (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:17:42 GMT
Some quotes from the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on Tuesday's primaries:

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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:49:00 GMT
ninemsn - Allco Finance Group Limited said it had been forced by margin calls to sell most of its holdings in three Rubicon property trusts. Despite the news shares in the company ...

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Johann von Goethe


Plunge boldly into the thick of life

Anthony D'Angelo


The people who oppose your ideas are inevitably those who represent the established order that your ideas will upset.

Aristotle


A flatterer is a friend who is your inferior, or pretends to be so.

Buddha


It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Anwar el-Sadat


I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw me.

Hippocrates, Law


Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy.

William Fullbright


We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes.

Joyce Carol Oates


If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.

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Millennium India Acquisition Announces Net Asset Value Per Share

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:47:00 GMT
HULIQ.com - Except as otherwise specifically provided in the valuation procedures, the Company will value portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available at market value

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Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:09:00 GMT
ninemsn - Shares in ABC Learning Centre Ltd have risen sharply, after the company late Wednesday sealed a deal to sell a 60 per cent interest in its US childcare business. The deal with ...

Ronnie Gallagher 's Notes 'n' Quotes (Salisbury Post)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:29:38 GMT
Notes 'n' quotes ... There were plenty of good basketball stories this season but the best may have been the re-emergence of W.J. Parks. When Parks' career at South Rowan ended in 2006, he thought the work force was his next project.

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Dudley Field Malone


I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

Robert G. Ingersoll


It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead.

Nancy Thayer


It�s never too late �� in fiction or in life �� to revise.

Marcus Aurelius


Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Anatole France


It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly.

William S. Burroughs


After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."

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In quotes: US primaries (BBC News)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:48:53 GMT
Reaction to key primaries in Texas, Ohio, as well as counts in Vermont and Rhode Island.

Namibia: Omuthiya Ballots Raise Eyebrows (AllAfrica.com)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:58:54 GMT
A HANDWRITTEN change to the date for delivery of 2 500 Omuthiya ballots - to the same day on which quotations for printing the ballots were to be submitted to the Electoral Commission of Namibia - "was just a slip of the pen".

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Norse Proverb, Myth and Meaning page 72


The foolish man lies awake all night
Thinking of his many problems;
When the morning comes he is worn out
And his trouble is just as it was.

Gerald R. Ford, on becoming President, Aug. 9, 1974


Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

H.P. Lovecraft


...all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and (there is) no cause to value one above the other."

George Will


Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings.

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Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:11:00 GMT
ninemsn - LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Oil held above $100 on Wednesday as OPEC left its output unchanged, as expected, despite U.S. calls for action to reduce crude prices. OPEC ministers ...

CNinsure Announces Acquisition of Two Insurance Intermediaries

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:19:00 GMT
MSN MoneyCentral - Among other things, the management's quotations contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are ...

The Singles File

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:11:00 GMT
Washington Post - Shotgun" This unsigned L.A. duo is like a post-postmodern Killers, if the Killers were fond of irony and sugary rock and random Nietzsche quotations.

Dollar Forward Rates

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:32:00 GMT
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Stock Upgrades, Downgrades From TheStreet.com Ratings

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:18:00 GMT
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