They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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I love zoo sanctuaries. ~Nancy Travis
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Most clients expect experience design to be a discrete activity, solving all their problems with a single functional specification or a single research study. It must be an ongoing effort, a process of continually learning about users, responding to their behaviors, and evolving the product or service. ~Dan Brown
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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Death is just life's next big adventure. ~J. K. Rowling
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