He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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That is what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us. ~Kurt Busch
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I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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I promote a healthy lifestyle. ~Kim Kardashian
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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Every disease is a physician. ~Irish Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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