Weep now, but tomorrow be strong. Remember who we are and that whatever else is taken from us, they will never strip our honour and our pride. ~Elizabeth Chadwick
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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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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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern 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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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English 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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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic 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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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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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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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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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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