Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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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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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English 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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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~Woody Allen
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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"Alien" asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. "The Matrix" delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. ~Jason Reitman
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