Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. ~Bill Keller
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
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Trying to use the power of yoga to improve your life, this is a terrible mistake. Because all you are doing is binding yourself more. You're putting more of your attention into the transient world. ~Frederick Lenz
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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Thousands of climate scientists agree that global warming is not only the most threatening environmental problem but also one of the greatest challenges facing all of humanity. We must demand a separation between oil and state. We can get off oil and slow global warming. ~Leonardo DiCaprio
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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There is one art, no more, no less; to do all things with artlessness. ~Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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It is much more enjoyable being an actor. ~Kyle Chandler
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of wine. ~Robert M. Parker
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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