As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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If one shed tears, they must be shed on one's pillow. ~Henry Adams
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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There will be many times in your lives; at school, and more particularly when you are a grown up; when people will distract or divert you from what needs to be done. You may even welcome the distraction. But if you use it as an excuse for not doing what you suppose to do, you can blame no one but yourself. If you truly wish to accomplish something, you should allow nothing to stop you, and chances are you'll succeed. ~Julie Andrews
#quotes #julie-andrews #action #distraction

They don't make coats for this kind of cold. ~Ryan Adams
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself. ~Marion Woodman
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble. ~Annie Proulx
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Brancusi made me realise that what I had learned previously, the quick ways of doing things, was all wrong. It is a search you have to enter, into yourself. ~Isamu Noguchi
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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