I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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I am having a good time doing nothing. ~Phylicia Rashad
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find, if it's a good novel, that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little. But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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I dream about people who do not need to have sex to know they love each other. ~Carol Rifka Brunt
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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To sleep around is absolutely wrong for a woman; it's degrading and it completely ruins her personality. Sooner or later it will destroy all that is feminine and beautiful and idealistic in her. ~Barbara Cartland
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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