A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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For me, prose walks, poetry dances. ~James Broughton
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor. ~Ray Liotta
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find, if it's a good novel, that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little. But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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