A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend. ~Tony Snow
#quotes #tony-snow #society #nation #trust

This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. ~Benjamin Franklin
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
#quotes #don-zimmer #make-up

I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
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