Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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I think there's a side of me that's trying to compete with Lucas and Spielberg. I don't usually admit this publicly, because I tend to think that they only go so far, and their view of the world is rather simplistic. What I want to do is take whatever cinema is considered normal or successful at a particular time and play around with it, to use it as a way of luring audiences in. ~Terry Gilliam
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish 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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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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