You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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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 main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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I felt as if I had attended the funeral of someone I didn't know. ~Pauline Kael
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after. ~Peter Stuyvesant
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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People have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof of concept code to show that they are true vulnerabilities in order for us to secure our systems. ~Edward Snowden
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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