A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will, over and over. ~Haruki Murakami
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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The sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. ~Ann Macbeth
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. ~Carol Roth
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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If I want my people to be free, Americans have to be free. ~Russell Means
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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