The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
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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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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out. ~Yelawolf
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Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story. ~Scott Rudin
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish 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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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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Neglect starts out as an infection then becomes a disease. ~Jim Rohn
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The corporation is an out-of-control Frankenstein. ~Jerry Brown
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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I didn't want to be anyone else. ~Gordon Waller
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