As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are. ~Quentin Tarantino
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, "What is real?" Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot of it. And it is an astonishing power, that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing. ~Philip K. Dick
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish 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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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
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