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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. – Abraham Lincoln

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Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total banishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems not now an open question. Three-fourths of mankind confess the affirmative with their tongues, and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts. – Abraham Lincoln

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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. – Abraham Lincoln

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At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. – Abraham Lincoln

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Time moves in one direction, memory in another. – William Gibson

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Time was Gods first creation. – Walter Lang

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One does not leave a convivial party before closing time. – Winston Churchill

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My favorite time in the cycles of public life is the time when the Pope is dead and they havent elected a new one. Theres no one in the world who is infallible for those weeks. And you know, I dont miss it. – Christopher Hitchens

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I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I dont respect. – Sandra Cisneros

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Pornography is literature designed to be read with one hand. – Angela Lambert

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A paradigm shift, where, in addition to physical inputs for farming, a focused emphasis placed on knowledge inputs can be a promising way forward. This knowledge-based approach will bring immense returns, particularly in rain fed and dry land farming areas. – Pratibha Patil

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From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first. – Bertolt Brecht

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