We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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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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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. ~Ridley Scott
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and everything He stands for. I think that sums up everything that I want for my life, everything I want for my family, everything I want for my career. I want it to be entertaining. I want people to smile and tap their toes, but I want it to be meaningful when the day is done. ~Josh Turner
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be. ~Anna Kendrick
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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