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"Any aggressive lust lacks balance and is unwholesome and obstructive."

"Any aggressive lust lacks balance and is unwholesome and obstructive."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Balance, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Regret

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"The politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does."

"The politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does."

Maurice Barres, French Politician

Balance, Saying

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"Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties."

"Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties."

Marcus V. Pollio, American Architect

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"We would prefer all gain and no loss in life, yet that would gain us nothing more than great loss."

"We would prefer all gain and no loss in life, yet that would gain us nothing more than great loss."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Balance, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

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"Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's rear end every day."

"Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's rear end every day."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Balance, Day, End, Sun

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"What I wanted to do was see if we couldn't balance the budget."

"What I wanted to do was see if we couldn't balance the budget."

Wilbur Mills, American Politician

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"The mandala describes balance. This is so whatever the pictorial form."

"The mandala describes balance. This is so whatever the pictorial form."

Stephen Gardiner, British Architect

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"I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing."

"I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing."

Mickey Rourke, American Actor

Balance, Nothing

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"One never comes into embarrassment, if one is ready to balance. To ask oneself never in embarrassment, what have you in these decades made."

"One never comes into embarrassment, if one is ready to balance. To ask oneself never in embarrassment, what have you in these decades made."

Siegfried Lenz, German Writer

Balance, Embarrassment

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"We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years."

"We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years."

Rick Perry, American Politician

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"I try to keep a balance. I actually believe that children want normal parents, they don't want celebrities or important parents or anything different from all the other parents."

"I try to keep a balance. I actually believe that children want normal parents, they don't want celebrities or important parents or anything different from all the other parents."

Linda Hamilton, American Actress

Balance, Children, Parents, Want

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"Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain."

"Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain."

Celine Dion, Canadian Musician

Balance, Golf, Meditation, Perfection

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"The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has."

"The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has."

Alia Shawkat, American Actress

Balance, Reality, Words

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"Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling."

"Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling."

Yakov Smirnoff, Russian Comedian

Balance, Feeling, Thinking, World

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"Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration."

"Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration."

Mike Rutherford, English Musician

Balance, Being, Collaboration, Compromise

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"Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen."

"Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen."

John Ralston Saul, Canadian Author

Balance, Democracy, Key

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"Balancing a nominal budget will solve nothing, and attempting to achieve such a spurious balance will produce much mischief."

"Balancing a nominal budget will solve nothing, and attempting to achieve such a spurious balance will produce much mischief."

William Vickrey, Canadian Educator

Balance, Nothing, Will

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"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

E. B. White, American Writer

Balance, Day, Desire, World

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"Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying."

"Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying."

Charles Williams, English Editor

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"However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there being so many things which balance the sorrow of it."

"However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there being so many things which balance the sorrow of it."

Joseph Butler, English Clergyman

Balance, Being, Compassion, Connection

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"But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country."

"But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country."

Amos Oz, Israeli Writer

Balance, Country, Doves, Hawks

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"Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession."

"Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession."

Julia Ward Howe, American Activist

Balance, Blood, Justice, Murder

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"You know, the Democrats want to balance the budget by raising spending and raising taxes. The Soviet Union had a balanced budget."

"You know, the Democrats want to balance the budget by raising spending and raising taxes. The Soviet Union had a balanced budget."

Tom DeLay, American Politician

Balance, Democrats, Taxes, Want

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"One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed."

"One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed."

Maimonides, Spanish Philosopher

Balance, Deed, Evil, World

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"The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance."

"The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance."

Prince Charles, English Royalty

Balance, Medicine

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"And Big Night, I think by the end the brothers find that balance, when they touch each other on the shoulder over breakfast and it's understood that what should never have driven them apart almost drove them apart. I think that's a true moment."

"And Big Night, I think by the end the brothers find that balance, when they touch each other on the shoulder over breakfast and it's understood that what should never have driven them apart almost drove them apart. I think that's a true moment."

Tony Shalhoub, American Actor

Balance, Brothers, End, Night

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"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins."

"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Balance, Passion, Reason

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"You have to accept all sides of yourself " there's no point fighting them " just learn how to handle them, and return to the positive, balanced being you know you can be, once the winds have blown through."

"You have to accept all sides of yourself " there's no point fighting them " just learn how to handle them, and return to the positive, balanced being you know you can be, once the winds have blown through."

Jay Woodman, British Motivational Speaker

Balance, Acceptance, Self, Growth

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"The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain the natural balance of the environment in which they were placed."

"The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain the natural balance of the environment in which they were placed."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

Balance, Environment, Order

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"Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance."

"Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance."

Zoe Saldana, American Actor

Balance, Censorship, Children, Needs

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"A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of "balance" and "deterrence"."

"A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of "balance" and "deterrence"."

Alva Myrdal, Swedish Diplomat

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"We need work as much as we need rest; the two complement each other, one drawing power and enjoyability from the other. Rest is sweet after work, and work enjoyable after a good rest."

"We need work as much as we need rest; the two complement each other, one drawing power and enjoyability from the other. Rest is sweet after work, and work enjoyable after a good rest."

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Swedish Businessman

Balance, Work, Rest, Power, Enjoyment

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"To amuse oneself in order that one may exert oneself, as Anacharsis puts it, seems right; for amusement is a sort of relaxation, and we need relaxation because we cannot work continuously."

"To amuse oneself in order that one may exert oneself, as Anacharsis puts it, seems right; for amusement is a sort of relaxation, and we need relaxation because we cannot work continuously."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Balance, Relaxation, Work, Amusement

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"It sounds extraordinary but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading."

"It sounds extraordinary but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading."

Mary Archer, British Scientist

Balance, Fact, Reading

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"Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as for the body."

"Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as for the body."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Balance, Consistency, Mind, Body

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"The backside of mountain is a fight against human nature," he said. "You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up."

"The backside of mountain is a fight against human nature," he said. "You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Balance, Nature, Struggle, Humanity, Fight

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"The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality."

"The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality."

Irving Babbitt, American Critic

Balance, Mind, Sanity, Unity

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"Finding one important thing in your life doesn't mean you have togive up all the other important things."

"Finding one important thing in your life doesn't mean you have togive up all the other important things."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Balance, Priority, Life, Decision

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"I have been firming up and making changes in my roster for 2001. This needs to be done from now and then, to make sure what you are booking is working, and to keep a balance in your roster that works."

"I have been firming up and making changes in my roster for 2001. This needs to be done from now and then, to make sure what you are booking is working, and to keep a balance in your roster that works."

Pat Garrett, American Lawman

Balance, Needs, Now

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"Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance."

"Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

Balance, Hunting, Shakespeare

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"You said your mom is the goddess of balance," I reminded him. "The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn't balance. Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys."

"You said your mom is the goddess of balance," I reminded him. "The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn't balance. Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Balance, Truth, Power, Wisdom

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"Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil."

"Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil."

Laurell K. Hamilton, American Writer

Balance, Evil, Trying, World

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"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."

"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."

Chris Patten, British Politician

Balance, Freedom, Responsibility, Trying

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"Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment."

"Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment."

Lynn Abbey, American Author

Balance, Commitment, Sense, Writing

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"It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other."

"It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other."

Stone Gossard, American Musician

Balance, Behavior, Flaws, Personality

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"I believe our foreign assistance should be scrutinized, should be debated, and that we should strike the right balance, but in all cases the foreign assistance that we provide around the world should be used to further our national security interests."

"I believe our foreign assistance should be scrutinized, should be debated, and that we should strike the right balance, but in all cases the foreign assistance that we provide around the world should be used to further our national security interests."

John Sununu, American Politician

Balance, Nationalsecurity, Right, World

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"In a perfect world, I could be doing some bigger films and balance that with some independent films because they seem to be the most challenging and unique."

"In a perfect world, I could be doing some bigger films and balance that with some independent films because they seem to be the most challenging and unique."

Sherilyn Fenn, American Actress

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"The point is to balance on the edge between musicality and content."

"The point is to balance on the edge between musicality and content."

Rick Moody, American Novelist

Balance, Content

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"An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards."

"An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards."

John Locke, English Philosopher

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"Now, Tim has been really, really busy, and it's been my job now to kind of deal with everything. And trying to figure out how we balance that, logistically it's a nightmare. But these little jobs make it much easier."

"Now, Tim has been really, really busy, and it's been my job now to kind of deal with everything. And trying to figure out how we balance that, logistically it's a nightmare. But these little jobs make it much easier."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Balance, Job, Jobs, Now

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