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It always surprised me that I was getting acting work. ~Mary Lynn Rajskub
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
#quotes #ben-jonson #reality
Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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proverbiosIn running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
#quotes #amby-burfoot #sports #marathon
I want you to really be able to grasp the wonder of it, the marvel of it, the size of it and really be able to get a good conception of its magnificence and it tremendous colossal gigantic stupendous size and beauty and splendour! ~David Berg
#quotes #david-berg #magnificence #beauty
In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
#quotes #steven-pinker #believe #soul #culture
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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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
#quotes #stephen-king #stories
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
#quotes #sufjan-stevens #music
Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #life
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. ~Michio Kaku
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
#quotes #ben-nelson #constitution #freedom #liberty #amendment
The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
#quotes #barack-obama #government #economy
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
#quotes #martha-nibley-beck #thinking #optimism #appreciation #hope
Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs
In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. ~Seth Godin
#quotes #seth-godin #mediocrity
He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
#quotes #philip-roth #pleasure
Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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