I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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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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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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I love America and I hate it. I'm torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of America. One is a kind of dream landscape and the other is a kind of black comedy. ~Bono
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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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What is nature? Art thou not the living government of God? O Heaven, is it in very deed. He then that ever speaks through thee, that lives and loves in thee, that lives and loves in me? ~Thomas Carlyle
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
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My only scheme was to be a rapper. ~Eminem
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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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 don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite. ~Dan Wells
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Your birthday will always be remembered in a special way, because you have brought so much happiness into the lives of those who are close to you. Happy birthday to you!
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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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