Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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Places are fragmentary and inward-turning histories, pasts that others are not allowed to read, accumulated times that can be unfolded but like stories held in reserve, remaining in an enigmatic state, symbolizations encysted in the pain or pleasure of he body. "I feel good here": the well-being under-expressed in the language it appears in like a fleeting glimmer is a spatial practice. ~Michel de Certeau
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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I think "Voldemort" is definitely the scariest villain. ~Lauren Oliver
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
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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 true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination. ~Albert Einstein
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows ~John Wooden
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