To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all. ~Nancy Sinatra
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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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 hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be. ~Anna Kendrick
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world. ~Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French 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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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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