Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Every decision you make is a mistake. ~Edward Dahlberg
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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I am still me even after all that has happened. ~Victoria Beckham
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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I'm not married, and I don't have any kids, so sometimes I envy that end of things when I see a family vacation or people at the beach with their kids or at sporting events with their kids; you wonder, "Is that a part of your life that you want to go into?" ~Kevin Connolly
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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