When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
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It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian 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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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music. ~Brett Eldredge
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. ~Jack Steinberger
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
#quotes #jessye-norman #mind #experience #world

And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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