The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
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Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home. ~Bonnie L. Oscarson
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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I think there's a side of me that's trying to compete with Lucas and Spielberg. I don't usually admit this publicly, because I tend to think that they only go so far, and their view of the world is rather simplistic. What I want to do is take whatever cinema is considered normal or successful at a particular time and play around with it, to use it as a way of luring audiences in. ~Terry Gilliam
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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I believe that how you feel is very important to how you look; that healthy equals beautiful. ~Victoria Principal
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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