Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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