I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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