The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. ~Carol Roth
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. ~Richard Reti
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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When you are starting out as an actor people are very interested in who you are because they want to know where they can put you. And quite often, and we're all guilty of this is our lives, we judge very quickly and we pigeon-hole people very quickly based on how they look and how they talk and how they dress and we think: "Oh yeah, we know who you are." ~Tom Hiddleston
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