You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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I've just got to do a good job and stay on in Formula One for as long as I can. ~Kimi Raikkonen
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~Confucius
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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