Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are actors, we have to do what we have to do, and you have to be really solid within yourself. ~Linda Gray
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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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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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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