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"He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent."

"He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

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"You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play."

"You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play."

Freddy Adu, Ghanaian Athlete

214

"How can we help President Obama?"

"How can we help President Obama?"

Fidel Castro, Cuban Statesman

Help, President

190

"Help the man-in-the-street make sense of the bewildering."

"Help the man-in-the-street make sense of the bewildering."

Owen Arthur, Barbadian Statesman

Help, Man, Sense

189

"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."

"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."

Dalai Lama XIV, Tibetan Spiritual Leader

Help, Leader, Dalai Lama

181

"Let us make a pledge now to help Fiji through this very important next stage of its journey. We can do this by promising to be patient, calm and tolerant and by respecting the views of others, even if we disagree with them."

"Let us make a pledge now to help Fiji through this very important next stage of its journey. We can do this by promising to be patient, calm and tolerant and by respecting the views of others, even if we disagree with them."

Josefa Iloilo, Fijian Statesman

Help, Journey, Now

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"You kept quiet... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quiet."

"You kept quiet... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quiet."

Paul Kagame, Rwandan Statesman

Help, Quiet, Victims

161

"Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results."

"Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results."

Harri Holkeri, Finnish Politician

Help, Interest, Results, Thinking

157

"Even if we are dead we help each other in some little way."

"Even if we are dead we help each other in some little way."

Dave Davies, British Musician

143

"And sometimes to help them we have got to help ourselves."

"And sometimes to help them we have got to help ourselves."

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American Musician

75

"You are never strong enough that you don't need help."

"You are never strong enough that you don't need help."

Cesar Chavez, American Activist

74

"But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely."

"But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely."

Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian Politician

73

"I definitely think that myself and Sam will help the Timberwolves."

"I definitely think that myself and Sam will help the Timberwolves."

Latrell Sprewell, American Athlete

72

"A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself."

"A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself."

Henry Morgan, Welsh Criminal

72

"It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help."

"It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Help, states, United, World

72

"Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants."

"Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

Help, Restaurants, Shops

69

"I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president was important."

"I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president was important."

Rahm Emanuel, American Politician

Help, President

69

"They've participated extensively in this conference and they are doing their best to help."

"They've participated extensively in this conference and they are doing their best to help."

Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, South African Politician

Help, Southafrican

66

"I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake."

"I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

65

"I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others."

"I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

65

"Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door."

"Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door."

Mark Kelly, American Musician

64

"It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others."

"It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others."

Carol Burnett, American Actress

Help, Kindness, Strangers

64

"We had a lot of international help especially from the EU and USA, which helped us to get out of this phase of emergency, to give some dynamism to Kosova."

"We had a lot of international help especially from the EU and USA, which helped us to get out of this phase of emergency, to give some dynamism to Kosova."

Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovar Statesman

64

"The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players."

"The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players."

Roger Milla, Cameroonian Athlete

Help, Order, President

63

"Concord, solidarity, and mutual help are the most important means of enabling animal species to survive."

"Concord, solidarity, and mutual help are the most important means of enabling animal species to survive."

Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian Politician

Help, Solidarity

63

"For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role."

"For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role."

Margaret J. Wheatley, American Writer

63

"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."

"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."

Maria Montessori, Italian Educator

62

"I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport."

"I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

62

"You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room."

"You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room."

Dr. Seuss, American Writer

61

"A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol."

"A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol."

Jack Dempsey, American Athlete

59

"You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can."

"You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can."

George Pataki, American Politician

Help, State, Students

59

"Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions."

"Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions."

M. H. Abrams, American Critic

Help, Key, Metaphors, Perceptions

59

"I don't know whether a poem has be there to help to develop something. I think it's there for itself, for what the reader finds in it."

"I don't know whether a poem has be there to help to develop something. I think it's there for itself, for what the reader finds in it."

Marilyn Hacker, American Poet

59

"Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help."

"Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help."

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian Statesman

Help, Old, Worth

58

"The more you know about a species, the more you understand about how better to help protect them."

"The more you know about a species, the more you understand about how better to help protect them."

Alan Clark, English Politician

57

"As soon as I began, it seemed impossible to write fast enough - I wrote faster than I would write a letter - two thousand to three thousand words in a morning, and I cannot help it."

"As soon as I began, it seemed impossible to write fast enough - I wrote faster than I would write a letter - two thousand to three thousand words in a morning, and I cannot help it."

Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

57

"My doctor said, for want of a better word, now that we've got medicines out here that can help, let's put you on one of them and say we're treating MS."

"My doctor said, for want of a better word, now that we've got medicines out here that can help, let's put you on one of them and say we're treating MS."

Teri Garr, American Actress

Help, Now, Want, Word

57

"Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school, I worked to start an organization to help senior citizens, which I learned a great deal from."

"Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school, I worked to start an organization to help senior citizens, which I learned a great deal from."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

Help, School, Soccer

57

"Sometimes it's like watching a train wreck. You're uncomfortable, but you just can't help yourself. Some of those so-called bad interviews actually turned into compelling television."

"Sometimes it's like watching a train wreck. You're uncomfortable, but you just can't help yourself. Some of those so-called bad interviews actually turned into compelling television."

Tony Danza, American Actor

Help, Television

56

"Every rustic who delivers in the village alehouse his slow, infrequent sentences, may help to kill or keep alive the fatal superstitions which clog his race."

"Every rustic who delivers in the village alehouse his slow, infrequent sentences, may help to kill or keep alive the fatal superstitions which clog his race."

William Kingdon Clifford, English Mathematician

Help, May, Race

56

"When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy."

"When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy."

Carter Burwell, American Composer

Help, Hurt, Tragedy

56

"Well I started studying to help me with these commercial auditions and I just loved it."

"Well I started studying to help me with these commercial auditions and I just loved it."

Sela Ward, American Actress

56

"I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own."

"I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own."

Dorothy Hamill, American Athlete

56

"When you are younger, you are running on that pure naive adrenalin, you don't have any real responsibility aside from making sure you get there and play. And there's usually someone there to help you do that!"

"When you are younger, you are running on that pure naive adrenalin, you don't have any real responsibility aside from making sure you get there and play. And there's usually someone there to help you do that!"

Andy Taylor, British Musician

Help, Play, Responsibility, Running

56

"I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers."

"I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers."

Nat King Cole, American Musician

Help, Pretty, Wonder

55

"Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters."

"Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters."

Allen Klein, American Businessman

Help, Laughter, Tension

55

"I have been dairy free for several years, and I started because I felt it was going to reduce my allergies, which it did, and help me lose weight, which it did."

"I have been dairy free for several years, and I started because I felt it was going to reduce my allergies, which it did, and help me lose weight, which it did."

Fran Drescher, American Actress

Help, Weight, Years

54

"Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience."

"Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience."

Walter Jon Williams, American Writer

53

"In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen L Johnson urging him to waive regulations to allow for the early sale of winter grade fuel to help with gasoline shortages and gasoline prices."

"In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen L Johnson urging him to waive regulations to allow for the early sale of winter grade fuel to help with gasoline shortages and gasoline prices."

Bob Ney, American Politician

53

"Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate."

"Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Help, Misfortune

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