Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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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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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one. ~Helen Suzman
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. ~Marlene Dietrich
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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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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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The corporation is an out-of-control Frankenstein. ~Jerry Brown
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