A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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"Look at that," she whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around." ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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I love documentaries and the computer. I am a little addicted to the computer, and that relaxes me. I find information, I shop, and I look up people I worked with to find out if they're dead or alive. ~Anne Meara
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For my own style, I love vintage. 60's and 70's are my favorite. I love baby doll dresses and the soft colors. I try to mix a little bit of modern into that; maybe I'll wear it with boots. At my school we wear a uniform, but we have one day a week we can wear whatever we want. ~Elle Fanning
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me ~Ray LaMontagne
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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