The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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She thougt of sunrise over the library slope at Cornell University that nobody out on it had seen because the slope faces west. ~Thomas Pynchon
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ~David Suzuki
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen 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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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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