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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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the paper idly with my pen. And I thought how, between one dip of the pen and the next, time goes on, and I hurry, drive myself, and speed toward death. We are always dying. I while I write, you while you read, and others while they listen or stop their ears, they are all dying. ~Petrarch
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When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. ~Maya Angelou
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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It's hard to maintain both smack and crack habits and remember to keep up mobile-phone payments. ~Irvine Welsh
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For me, I've always wanted to do theater, so I gravitate toward it. ~Justin Bartha
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it. ~Donald Davis
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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I have the courage of my convictions. ~Brigitte Bardot
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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