Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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Lovely message for a lovely person, from lovely friend, for a lovely reason, at a lovely time, from a lovely mind, in a lovely mood, in a lovely style, to wish you; have a lovely birthday...
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Brancusi made me realise that what I had learned previously, the quick ways of doing things, was all wrong. It is a search you have to enter, into yourself. ~Isamu Noguchi
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I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out. ~Yelawolf
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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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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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
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There's a myth that free-to-play is cheaper than a $60 game. It's just elastic. For some users, it winds up being a lot more expensive. I would have paid $150 a year to get a better version of FIFA. ~Mitch Lasky
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You have got to have a problem that you want to solve, a wrong that you want to right. ~Steve Jobs
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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We were never the family that ordered pizza, and my mom never came home with a bucket of fried chicken. My mom always made home-cooked meals. We always sat down at the dinner table as a family. ~Haylie Duff
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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