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There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. ↗

— Plato

#call #come #end #hands #humanity

Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play. ↗

— Gary Player

#game #golf #haven #how #i

A game is not won until it is lost. ↗

— David Pleat

#lost #until #won

Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven. ↗

— Sophocles

#bear #child #directs #heaven #mighty

When I began writing, I didn't read any other children's poets... I didn't want to be influenced until I'd found my own voice. Now I read them all. ↗

— Jack Prelutsky

#began #children #found #i #influenced

Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your rest and you got to have some form of exercise. ↗

— Mike Ditka

#cut #down #eating #exercise #fat

If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something of a lock on the House until a redistricting occurs after 2010, particularly as a result of what DeLay did in Texas. ↗

— John Podesta

#ask #delay #did #house #lock

But like a born actor who only really wants to direct, Gingrich has always been unsatisfied with what he's brilliant at. He can't still his hunger to deliver grand pronouncements on life, liberalism, conservatism, religion and whatever else swims into his consciousness. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#always #been #born #brilliant #consciousness

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq. ↗

— Christopher Dodd

#confront #ensure #expense #hostile #insurgency

Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and 'must have-once-been-beautiful' begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#age #attention #beautiful #begins #ceases