Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma. ~Greg Boyle
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The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. ~Bob Brown
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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