If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. ~Lisa Ling
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African 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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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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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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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 don't debate with liars. ~Evo Morales
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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"A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice," Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's beautiful, sexy. That she looks outrageous. It dosen't matter if its not true." She sighed and laid the flowers against the headstone. "Because for the moment, when the words are said and the words are heard, it's perfect truth." ~Nora Roberts
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You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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Imagination is cheap as long as you don't have to worry about the details. ~Daniel Dennett
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