Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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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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I'm a person that just likes to speak the truth, and I don't understand why in America, it's such a big deal that we won't read the Koran and we won't look at history. ~Pat Robertson
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. ~Joe Scarborough
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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