All that is transitory is but a metaphor. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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Our content carries the Forbes name, and our whole mantra is to put authoritative journalism at the center of the social media experience. ~Michael Perlis
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. ~Oscar Wilde
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, "Who's that?" But this got me started in acting. ~James Stewart
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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