The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints. ~Charles Caleb
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There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. ~Bill Hicks
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters. ~Stephen Graham
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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