Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~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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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum. Playin' them guitars like shootin' from a gun. Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock. Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock. ~Marty Stuart
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh 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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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Sure it's a big job, but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can. ~John F. Kennedy
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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For my own style, I love vintage. 60's and 70's are my favorite. I love baby doll dresses and the soft colors. I try to mix a little bit of modern into that; maybe I'll wear it with boots. At my school we wear a uniform, but we have one day a week we can wear whatever we want. ~Elle Fanning
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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