But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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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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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin. ~Arthur Godfrey
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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