If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts. ~George Miller
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The end never comes when you think it will. It is always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left. ~Lena Dunham
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world. ~Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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All the stars that never were, are parking cars and pumping gas. ~Dionne Warwick
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. Never. ~Daniel Handler
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be. ~Jane Austen
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. ~Lyle Lovett
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