An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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We had been busy building up fibre infrastructure under the ground in Hong Kong and underneath the homes of people, so when we launched IPTV, it was relatively smoother sailing than in other territories. ~Richard Li
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Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That is what golf is all about. ~Paula Creamer
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. ~Junot Diaz
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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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The truest success is but the development of self. ~Charles Atlas
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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The necessity for "professionals" in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged. ~Jason Alexander
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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