But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Trust the tale, not the teller. ~David Knopfler
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of life but a lot of good life. ~John Stamos
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
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I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
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Recognise.

It is very hard to concentrate when your stomach is rumbling. ~Shania Twain
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