I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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Every decision you make is a mistake. ~Edward Dahlberg
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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I'm not married, and I don't have any kids, so sometimes I envy that end of things when I see a family vacation or people at the beach with their kids or at sporting events with their kids; you wonder, "Is that a part of your life that you want to go into?" ~Kevin Connolly
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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