The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life. ~Steve Wozniak
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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I am kind of a grinder. I am a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights. ~Zach Johnson
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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