Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? ~Dan Rather
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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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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Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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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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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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