Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? ~Dan Rather
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately. ~Aaron Taylor Johnson
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Music is the eye of the ear. ~Thomas Draxe
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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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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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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Your birthday will always be remembered in a special way, because you have brought so much happiness into the lives of those who are close to you. Happy birthday to you!
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. ~Willie Nelson
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it! ~Estelle
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions of UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo). ~Ibrahim Rugova
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
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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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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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