War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life. I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't. I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense. ~Randy Houser
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
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All of the good, weird stories I've written are based on things I've dredged out of my subconscious. That's the real stuff. Everything else is fake. ~Ray Bradbury
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