If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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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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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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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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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. ~Phyllis Diller
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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