It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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I didn't go to drama school, so I feel like I did all my growing up on "Hollyoaks." ~Nathalie Emmanuel
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh 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 think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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I have accepted fear as a part of life; specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ~Erica Jong
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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Are you the welcoming committee? Or has Jeremy finally chained you up to the front gate where you belong?" "I missed you too. ~Kelley Armstrong
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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