Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. ~Eric Ries
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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They don't make coats for this kind of cold. ~Ryan Adams
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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You can't, Brooke, you can't leave. You're mine. ~Katy Evans
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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