Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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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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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Repression, however, is not the most obvious characteristic of the sea; the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look. ~Marianne Moore
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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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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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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To eat off another man's plate. [To live on another's expense.] ~Juvenal
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If you weren't pretty, it wouldn't matter what you said or didn't say. That's why you're getting this attention. ~Miesha Tate
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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