A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. ~Joe Scarborough
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds. ~Emile Durkheim
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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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