How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods. ~Teri Hatcher
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Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
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Imagination is cheap as long as you don't have to worry about the details. ~Daniel Dennett
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds. ~Emile Durkheim
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills. I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships. ~Britt Ekland
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Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go. ~Zach Johnson
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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