A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Hello and hi. Slowly open your eyes. Get up from your bed. Go to the window. The great sun is waiting to say "Good Morning" to you.
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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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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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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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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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men ~Tunku Abdul Rahman
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian 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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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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