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He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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proverbiosEven the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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I never really thought about becoming a professional musician. ~John Mayall
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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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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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player. ~Anna Kournikova
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