Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Most clients expect experience design to be a discrete activity, solving all their problems with a single functional specification or a single research study. It must be an ongoing effort, a process of continually learning about users, responding to their behaviors, and evolving the product or service. ~Dan Brown
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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I love zoo sanctuaries. ~Nancy Travis
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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