Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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From a director's point of view, if I can create different characters which impress the audience, that is fantastic for me. ~Stephen Chow
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There's a myth that free-to-play is cheaper than a $60 game. It's just elastic. For some users, it winds up being a lot more expensive. I would have paid $150 a year to get a better version of FIFA. ~Mitch Lasky
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can. ~George E. Allen
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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me. ~Moon Unit Zappa
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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 would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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