James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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For mercy has a human heart; pity, a human face; and love, the human form divine, and peace, the human dress. ~William Blake
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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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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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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