I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that is just how it is going to be. ~Jen Lancaster
#quotes #jen-lancaster

Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend. ~Tony Snow
#quotes #tony-snow #society #nation #trust

In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
#quotes #lee-hall #gardening #theatre

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
#quotes #plato #family #parenting #children

The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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I definitely have two Olympics in me; I don't know about three Olympics. ~Gracie Gold
#quotes #gracie-gold #olympics

I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most of the way to heaven by night. ~Charles Spurgeon
#quotes #charles-spurgeon #people #god

In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
#quotes #laozi #meditation

Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
#quotes #howard-staunton #board

Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #smoking #silence

My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
#quotes #yann-arthus-bertrand #life #success

The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life. ~Tom Petty
#quotes #tom-petty #marriage

I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
#quotes #david-kay #iraq

There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
#quotes #dave-mason

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

I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
#quotes #henrik-ibsen #human #believe #books #thinking

Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
#quotes #billy-childish #failure

Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #laughing

I have never seen a homeless guy with a bottle of Gatorade. ~George Carlin
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
#quotes #evelyn-glennie #travel #home