When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can. ~George E. Allen
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up. ~Jennifer Ellison
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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