Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world. ~Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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I definitely have two Olympics in me; I don't know about three Olympics. ~Gracie Gold
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns. ~Tom Hicks
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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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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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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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 don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down. ~Young Buck
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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