I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. ~Brian Lamb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. ~Juliana Hatfield
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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