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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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese 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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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Gratitude makes things right. ~Melody Beattie
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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