Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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The term "genre" eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and meaning it had when it first started. ~Christopher Nolan
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy; they are coming together. There need not be a clash between East and West, between Islam and Europe. ~Orhan Pamuk
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~Woody Allen
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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To devastate by language, to blow up the word and with it the world. ~Emile M. Cioran
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Are you saying that the feeling of searching for a missing sock is like searching for love? ~Cecelia Ahern
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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I think "Voldemort" is definitely the scariest villain. ~Lauren Oliver
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Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can't please everyone. ~Prabal Gurung
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Because with every action, comment, conversation, we have the choice to invite Heaven or Hell to Earth. ~Rob Bell
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. ~Billy Sunday
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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I represent Orlando, Florida, the world's number one vacation destination. ~Ric Keller
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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