We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity. ~David Lloyd Jones
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week, and we had to satisfy customers, and we had competitors that we had to compete with in order to have those customers come into our stores, and we had to compete with other employers for our employees. ~John Mackey
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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet 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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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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You know, when you start, especially with me, I did not really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater. ~Ludivine Sagnier
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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