Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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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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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are. ~Quentin Tarantino
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. ~Juliana Hatfield
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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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
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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