Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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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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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
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