Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Working with the likes of Joseph Fiennes was just an incredible experience. ~Alice Eve
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier. ~Edmund Hillary
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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I got into real estate very much by accident. ~Jeff Greene
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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