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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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future. ~Mason Cooley
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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I'm a drama nerd. ~Luke Kirby
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for. ~Dash Mihok
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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My whole life has been stability. People who have worked with me have for a long time. Air Asia is the same people who started it. ~Tony Fernandes
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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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I'm very independent. ~Kate Bosworth
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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