A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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I don't trust a lot of journalists. ~Calvin Klein
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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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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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility. ~Imelda Marcos
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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She thougt of sunrise over the library slope at Cornell University that nobody out on it had seen because the slope faces west. ~Thomas Pynchon
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The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. ~Georges Bidault
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways. ~Ansel Elgort
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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