If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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