For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. ~Harvey Fierstein
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As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has rescued people from death and sustained a patient with a normal, mobile lifestyle for seven and a half years; the longest in the world. ~Robert Jarvik
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface ~Christian Slater
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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