A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the "Bad Day at Black Rock" laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it. ~Paul Thomas Anderson
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her ~Mother Teresa
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That is what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us. ~Kurt Busch
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
#quotes #dan-o-brien #sports #work #personality

Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it. ~Tommy Tenney
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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