I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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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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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Here you can be a billionaire, like Mark Zuckerberg rich, but you are going to die and you are here for a while and ultimately all of your stuff is kind of like a rental. ~Henry Rollins
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to. ~Jackson Browne
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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