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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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The world is wonderful and beautiful and good beyond one's wildest imagination. ~D. H. Lawrence
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. ~Albert Schweitzer
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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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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish 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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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. ~Alexander Payne
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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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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for. ~Dash Mihok
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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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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin 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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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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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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