He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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I doubt anyone in Hollywood has had more "dates" than me. ~George Hamilton
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies. ~Anna Kournikova
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I would bring things to class that I had cooked at home. ~Giada De Laurentiis
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. ~Bill Hicks
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I love therapy! There's nothing like talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life. ~Eva Mendes
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Some of us know how we came by our fortune and some of us don't; but we wear it all the same. ~Barbara Kingsolver
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills. I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships. ~Britt Ekland
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me. ~Moon Unit Zappa
#quotes #moon-unit-zappa #family #mother

To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
#quotes #frederick-lenz #buddhism

"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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