Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

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 don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
#quotes #lou-brock #freedom #stealing

My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the "Bad Day at Black Rock" laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it. ~Paul Thomas Anderson
#quotes #paul-thomas-anderson #film

I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
#quotes #nate-silver #eating #vacation #south-america

In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ~Edmond About
#quotes #edmond-about #marriage

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
#quotes #sun-tzu

Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
#proverbs #latin-proverbs #fashion #conformity

Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #equality #destiny

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
#quotes #maria-callas #responsibility

Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #business #honesty

Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
#friendship #relationship #love

You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
#quotes #michael-flatley #music #concert

Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
#proverbs #african-proverbs #loss

A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
#quotes #jose-saramago #women

Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
#quotes #elisha-gray #nature #law

Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #progress #motivation #success