It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
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Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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I love performing and having people hear my music more that anything. ~Britney Spears
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. ~Eric Ries
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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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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian 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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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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