Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. ~Alexander Payne
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times. ~Bertrand Russell
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When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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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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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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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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