A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that is just how it is going to be. ~Jen Lancaster
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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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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. ~Pema Chodron
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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