A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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They don't make coats for this kind of cold. ~Ryan Adams
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further. ~Donald Glover
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before, and from other years, too; to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step. ~Tony Romo
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I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities... on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but your humanity. ~Bill Gates
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ~Sam Shoemaker
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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