You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. ~Edward Snowden
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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I'm a drama nerd. ~Luke Kirby
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