Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways. ~Ansel Elgort
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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All actors are looking for that role that is going to define who they are. When it happens, it is a good thing. ~Jeffrey Pierce
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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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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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life. ~Tom Petty
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go. ~Wayne McGregor
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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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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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Democracy is the best chance for the best people. ~Robert Frost
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it. ~Robert Edison Fulton
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Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick. ~Adam Driver
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