Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
#quotes #seneca #sorrow

There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
#quotes #milton-friedman #taxation

It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
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Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun. ~Hafez
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
#quotes #hannes-alfven #universe #astrology #astronomy

Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
#quotes #jerry-bridges #christianity

Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
#quotes #mindy-kaling

The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? ~John Shelton Reed
#quotes #john-shelton-reed #south #san-jose

My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the "Bad Day at Black Rock" laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it. ~Paul Thomas Anderson
#quotes #paul-thomas-anderson #film

When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
#quotes #ouida #family #hardship

I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
#quotes #virginia-postrel #family #children #work

I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful. ~Dennis Haysbert
#quotes #dennis-haysbert #emotions #love #entertainment

If one shed tears, they must be shed on one's pillow. ~Henry Adams
#quotes #henry-adams #weeping

The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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