There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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Gardening is a humbling experience. ~Martha Stewart
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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