It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

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I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man. — Joe Biden

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When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order _ Meister Eckhart

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Most of us tiptoe through life in order to make it safely to death.

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In order to write about life first you must live it.

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I get a lot of credit I don't deserve. — Joe Biden

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There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.

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Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. - Gustave Flaubert

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Watch your own body and mind, and the people and things surrounding you, from the deep, calm place inside of you. When you do that you'll have insights as to what you need to do in order to flow with the river of life around you.

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I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid. — Joe Biden

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