I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor. ~Ray Liotta
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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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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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To devastate by language, to blow up the word and with it the world. ~Emile M. Cioran
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
#quotes #paulo-freire #education

If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. ~Carolina Herrera
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I have always been really scared of scary movies just because I live by myself; and then seeing something, then having a big imagination and then like thinking you see it in the middle of the night. So I've never been really into them. ~Ashley Tisdale
#quotes #ashley-tisdale #movies #night #thinking #imagination

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools. ~Charles Churchill
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ~Don Henley
#quotes #don-henley #law

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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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
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