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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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Science is not about what is true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence. ~Lee Smolin
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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proverbiosPatience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. ~Pearl Bailey
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known. ~Bryan Lee O'Malley
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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You would think that Freddy Couples' Nick Price would be the team to beat, but I'll tell you in skins, it's a matter of just hitting it at the right time. ~Fuzzy Zoeller
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. ~Harold B. Lee
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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