From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members. ~St. Vincent
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. ~Pema Chodron
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ~Don Henley
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Are you the welcoming committee? Or has Jeremy finally chained you up to the front gate where you belong?" "I missed you too. ~Kelley Armstrong
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