I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life. ~Kenneth Scott Latourette
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German 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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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. ~Ridley Scott
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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If you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do. ~Simon Sinek
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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