War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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We had been busy building up fibre infrastructure under the ground in Hong Kong and underneath the homes of people, so when we launched IPTV, it was relatively smoother sailing than in other territories. ~Richard Li
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I've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal. ~Benazir Bhutto
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Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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Give your problems to Christ before your problems get to you. ~Max Lucado
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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You seek problems because you need their gifts. ~Richard Bach
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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There will be many times in your lives; at school, and more particularly when you are a grown up; when people will distract or divert you from what needs to be done. You may even welcome the distraction. But if you use it as an excuse for not doing what you suppose to do, you can blame no one but yourself. If you truly wish to accomplish something, you should allow nothing to stop you, and chances are you'll succeed. ~Julie Andrews
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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I love layers! ~Alexander Wang
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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