The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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My whole life has been stability. People who have worked with me have for a long time. Air Asia is the same people who started it. ~Tony Fernandes
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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Everything that happens is meant to be. It is meant to happen like that. But sometimes you don't know at the time that it is meant to be disaster. ~Tony Kaye
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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I am getting a little tired of everybody quoting Ronald Reagan. ~Michael Reagan
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I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ~Stephen Chbosky
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I tried spinning around in a chair to impress a girl. ~Ray Toro
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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