It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and everything He stands for. I think that sums up everything that I want for my life, everything I want for my family, everything I want for my career. I want it to be entertaining. I want people to smile and tap their toes, but I want it to be meaningful when the day is done. ~Josh Turner
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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
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained. ~Aaron Burr
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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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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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
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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
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I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. ~Juliana Hatfield
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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I'm a much better mother at 46, than if I were like, 21 or 25. ~Halle Berry
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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