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When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.
It's surprisingly nice out here, peaceful and pretty-strange to be standing in the middle of a little garden while enclosed by the massive stone walls ...
The genius of Cornell is that he sees and enables us to see with the eyes of childhood, before our vision got clouded by experience, ...
I've always wanted to be thrown into the ocean when I die - to be rowed out to sea and thrown overboard into the Atlantic.
I'm saying that we should trust our intuition. I believe that the principles of universal evolution are revealed to us through intuition. And I think ...
Looking back, I realize that my life has been a series of incidents where one person has said to another, "Get this asshole outta here!"
Why is it so hard to say no to him? Is this what it's like to be in love with somebody?
A proof that experience is of no use, is that the end of one love does not prevent us from beginning another.
The thing about cancer is that it can always exceed your worst expectations. There is something pornographic about cancer's ability to confound your imagination. Whatever ...
The person who cares less has more power in the relationship. As sad as it is, it is true. Right now,
I am not a philosopher but a friend, who, with great love and care, wants to share his thoughts.
Heavy demolition unit.
I grew up writing thank-you notes. Real, honest-to-goodness, pen-and-ink, stamped and posted letters. More than simple habit, it's about what the commitment to expressing your ...
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us - yes, establish the work of ...
Each heart knows its own bitterness and no one else can share its joy.
Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.
I have loved none but you,
I leave her in the bed. I put on my clothes, pick up my keys, and close the door behind me. I turn back. I ...
Understanding both the power of compound interest and the difficulty of getting it is the heart and soul of understanding a lot of things.
The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on a ...
Hope elevates, and joyBrightens his crest.
A dozen men under the power of the Holy Spirit are a more potent force than the teeming masses whose initial enthusiasm for Jesus was ...
Good people don't spend their time being good. Good people want to spend their time mowing the lawn and playing with the dog. But bad ...
I'm sitting, waiting to get on the freeway, and I'm waiting my ass off. I look over at the side of the road, and there's ...
We all have hearts ... If you have a heart, love somebody. If you have enough heart, love everybody.
Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this ...
I've noticed that men get unhappy about women talking about something other than men, or love, or babies.
In a hundred years, Christianity will have mutated into something utterly unpredictable which, nevertheless, we'd recognize immediately. And same-sex marriage will be one of the ...
We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but ...
So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until ...
Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, ...
To have a restful or peaceful life in God is good; to bear a life of pain in patience is better; but to have peace ...
Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means something completely different.
Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one's words and one's soul.
Nothing I've done today, including running - twice - and a quick circuit in the gym, has dispelled the anxiety I've wrestled with all day. ...
Four questions about the glass and the water. Is it 1/2 full, 1/2 empty, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be ...
Steph, you are my sister and I love you. I have always tried to protect you, even when it meant leaving you to fend for ...
It's incredibly irresponsible to allow victims' family members to witness executions.
The belief in God, is not a matter of common sense or logic or argument, but of feeling. it is as impossible to prove the ...
The assumption that the square of a unit vector is positive unity leads to an algebra whose characteristic quantities are non-associative.
I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on ...
Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, ...
A modern-day Thisbe, Bridget pressed her face and hands against the wall, possibly hoping that the blocks and paint between them would melt away.
Yes, I will probably be that way. I am sure I will. I think that it shouldn't stop you. I think of course my life ...
Truthfullness to life-both fantasy life and factual life-is the basis of all great art.
You are born to build the society, not to follow it.
My love for Sydney burned just as strongly. Life was good.
Mostly I'm proud to be an African-American woman, but I'm glad I have a universal look as well.
I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. ...
Some feel lonely because they haven't found that perfect 'companion' yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.
The State is not, as many political scientists would make it, an inanimate thing; it consists of people, human beings, each of whom operates under ...
Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of the stuff served ...
Be the prettiest book I ever seen. The cover is pale blue, color a the sky. And a big white bird - a peace dove ...
Promise me, Ned, she had whispered.
Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the ...
The minute we put aside our self-righteousness and move away from being the aggrieved, then we are on a healing process.
The Pilgrims had vision and hope because they lived in the dimension of eternity. Their strength of spirit was forged by a personal faith in ...
A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your ...
It may seem that we have multiple realities - because we're capable of playing many different roles in our life.
Every man in creating the beautiful appearance of the dream worlds is a perfect artist.
I am proud to be an American Citizen.
Sometimes it's about standing in your power.
To trust fate to be kind is a fool's lot, and yields a fool's results.
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse to ...
Patience may be a virtue, but quitting is an art.
The only thing America respects is power and power concedes nothing. After the LA Riots, they tried to calm us down and nothing changed since.
As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end ...
In the Pretty Woman shopping scene, it's not really about the clothes, or how much they cost, or how great she looks. When Vivian leaves ...
Compromise where you can. Where you can't, don't. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world ...
Bad company ruins good morals.
You are to make your own way prosperous ... Even God cannot do it for you; you will have to do it yourself by doing ...
JR was a 1-dimensional, evil character. JR was multi-dimensional, and Larry Hagman is probably one of the greatest actors that we have. Then, you go ...
I pride myself on being the guy who can do Def Comedy Jam and Charlie Rose. And do well on both.
You know, I'm a Republican, I'm a Conservative, I voted for George Bush.
Stay strong. Don't worry about things you cannot change and don't worry about things changing that you cannot stop.
Seeing occurs, of course, through stopping thought. Thought is the fog. When thought stops in meditation, at any point, when there's no thought, we see ...
Prayer is the best weapon we possess. It is the key that opens the heart of God.
I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
Ministers of God's choosing are engaged in a great work. They are warring not merely against men, but Satan and his angels.
All developmental activities for the common man such as education, healthcare, shelter and food distribution should be handled by reputed private sector institutions. It should ...
Faithfully carry what God has put in your hands right now. This is God's will.
Since coming home, her life had stood still and a fine day like this made her impatient, almost desperate.
Most people don't pray until they're in trouble.When people need help they pray a lot.But after they get what they want, they slow down.If a ...
If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And ...
Nazarenes." Ezra faltered, leaning against a nearby wall. The word in Hebrew was Hanozree and held powerful significance among religious Judeans. The word signified the ...
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
BEL-IMPERIA: Oh let me go; for in my troubled eyesNow may'st thou read that life in passion dies.HORATIO: Oh stay a while, and I will ...
I believe that love is the choice we make to raise ourselves and others to the highest planes of existence.
Christianity is more than just a belief; it is a life of discipline, a firm determination to live a life of prayer and contemplation, a ...
You want a love that consumes you. You want passion and adventure, and even a little danger ... I want you to get everything you're ...
I love unsalted almonds, especially if I'm about to do a photo shoot or compete. There's no mess, and they're so easy to pack in ...
Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing ...
Right now in this space, I feel a brand new pull to him. I've always been drawn to his features, his brilliance, his laughter, his ...
Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral ...
Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
I am part of this generation with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Peter Pan.' I think we all grew up in this culture of pirates.
If a person kills a tree before its time, it is like having murdered a soul.-Rabbi Nachman
True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken ...
A novel in which the reader will ask many questions concerning Mayan antiquity.
Finding a way to move on from him would be hard. I might never accomplish it. I wouldn't chase him, but I would mourn him. ...