I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
#quotes #charlize-theron #travel #world #south-africa

I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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She really mellowed me out that way. We both definitely grew with each other and with the whole experience. ~Brian Austin Green
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
#proverbs #mexican-proverbs #perspective

Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
#proverbs #azerbaijani-proverbs

Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #earth

I don't know where I come from but I am here now so deal with it. ~Gary Busey
#quotes #gary-busey #existence

We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #time #age #wisdom

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
#quotes #gilbert-k-chesterton #gratitude #atheism

Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #sorrow

Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs

She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
#quotes #louisa-may-alcott #hero

Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
#proverbs #cat

One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
#quotes #big-boi #humor

The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so that the starving and other people in the world can die! ~Lloyd Kaufman
#quotes #lloyd-kaufman #christmas

A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #wisdom

A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
#quotes #felix-baumgartner #money #mars