It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck; and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I am not complaining as someone who has always been a salaried employee; or you can go out and become an entrepreneur. ~Al Michaels
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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It is so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything. ~Nicole Miller
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In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story. ~David Morse
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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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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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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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