A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state. ~Benjamin Netanyahu
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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Was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, passing travellers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to! ~Henry David Thoreau
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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I think inspiration is always around; it is just a question of whether or not you are noticing it. ~John Green
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I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality. ~Dave Davies
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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