The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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The necessity for "professionals" in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged. ~Jason Alexander
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ~Don Henley
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. ~Billy Sunday
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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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 sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
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Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
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I didn't want to be anyone else. ~Gordon Waller
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Atrial fibrillation can be taken care of. The point is that it is manageable. Everybody is different and will have different ways of managing whatever they need, and their doctor will have ways of managing theirs. But I think the first key is just to know it exists, know whether you have it, and know what the risks are and take care of yourself! ~Howie Mandel
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Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. ~Ann Macbeth
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. ~Compton Mackenzie
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