To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story. ~Scott Rudin
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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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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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German 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
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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