No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. ~Michio Kaku
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Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed. ~Kent McCord
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful. ~Dennis Haysbert
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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