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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop spending money we don't have. But, instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt, unlike anything we have seen in the history of our country. ↗

— Michele Bachmann

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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

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In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don't intentionally go for dark. ↗

— Christian Bale

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All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

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Our mail product, Hotmail, is the market leader globally. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

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We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

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It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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