It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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In Mallrats, you pretty much don't see him sell any weed, really. I don't consider him a big dealer. ~Jason Mewes
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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality. ~Dave Davies
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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