Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. ~Marlene Dietrich
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The past has been a mint of blood and sorrow. That must not be true of tomorrow. ~Langston Hughes
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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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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You would think that Freddy Couples' Nick Price would be the team to beat, but I'll tell you in skins, it's a matter of just hitting it at the right time. ~Fuzzy Zoeller
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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