Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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That is a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ~William Shakespeare
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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It always surprised me that I was getting acting work. ~Mary Lynn Rajskub
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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All my friends I've known since I was really little. ~Leona Lewis
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I live for now, not for what happens after I die. ~Liam Gallagher
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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I really hate airport queues. I almost feel they should have cattle prods to hurry us up down the aisles. You can't even complain because they might stop you getting on to the flight. ~Len Goodman
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All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals. ~Alphonsus Rodriguez
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. ~Ayn Rand
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Invest less at the end of the month. Brokers tend to push stocks at the end of the month in an effort to match or surpass their previous month's sales. ~Nancy Dunnan
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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