I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ~Kirk Hammett
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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All the stars that never were, are parking cars and pumping gas. ~Dionne Warwick
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I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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