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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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I will never ever sell Neverland. ~Michael Jackson
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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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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In Denmark, lots of people come up to me for autographs. ~Caroline Wozniacki
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility. ~Imelda Marcos
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. ~Germaine Greer
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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