A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem. ~Christina Romer
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity. ~David Lloyd Jones
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
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When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game. ~Jose Mourinho
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African 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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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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