Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be. ~Colum McCann
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. ~Bethenny Frankel
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When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player? ~Anna Kournikova
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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