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Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.


Ryszard Kapuscinski

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- Criminal Minds
DEYTH BANGER The words I'm singing now Mean nothing more than meow to an animal
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MATT GROENING Reasons... questions... what they have in common?

- All get finded in the hard way.
DEYTH BANGER People with no economic alternatives have not been deterred by fumigation.
ADAM ISACSON You can BE, DO, and HAVE ...absolutely ANYTHING you really, really want to BE, DO, and HAVE.
LORRIN L. LEE Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
UNKNOWN Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
ABBA EBAN I want to just warn everyone. Be careful, especially when they say no papers. You can't be sure.
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GERHARD SCHROEDER You be careful, Wizard. Interestingly eccentric friends aren't easy to find.
DEAN KOONTZ Our outfield will be quick. They cover a lot of ground and they all have pretty strong arms.
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ABBA EBAN History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternativ...
ABBA EBAN Be the best you can be. Do the best you can do. Have the best you can have.
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DONNA DASKO There are no alternatives as far as health and life are concerned, because health and life are all t...
BOLKIAH HASSANAL Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.
HARVEY MACKAY Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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EZRA TAFT BENSON In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.
DON MARQUIS You have to be careful how you're using the word boycott.
VERNON JORDAN All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.
DAMON LINDELOF Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.
ZIG ZIGLAR You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
CARLOS GHOSN I've got to be careful what I say but Glenn Mulcaire was a blagger and a phone hacker.
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TOM LEHRER No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.
THOMAS JEFFERSON What you say is what you become, be careful with your words
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DENNIS WALSH I have to be very careful about diet and exercise.
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BENNY LOOPER Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.
WILLIAM LEAST HEAT-MOON Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.
JAMES A. BALDWIN You have to be careful as a libertarian because you can sound very Republican.
PENN JILLETTE To have more... Be more. Do more. Give more.
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WOHI PURANA be more careful when they look at these things.
GORDON JOHNDROE Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you.
TOM LEHRER We must be careful what we say. No bird resumes its egg.
EMILY DICKINSON Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no better than dreams.
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BERNARD LAPASSET You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.
EVA ARRINGTON So they've got to be careful that they don't overdo it.
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