I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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All actors are looking for that role that is going to define who they are. When it happens, it is a good thing. ~Jeffrey Pierce
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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Rose is famous for grace, advocate is famous for case, horse is famous for race. But you are famous for sweetness on your face.
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Thousands of climate scientists agree that global warming is not only the most threatening environmental problem but also one of the greatest challenges facing all of humanity. We must demand a separation between oil and state. We can get off oil and slow global warming. ~Leonardo DiCaprio
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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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Ideas without execution are hallucinations. ~Thomas A. Edison
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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My only scheme was to be a rapper. ~Eminem
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English 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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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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I'm not married, and I don't have any kids, so sometimes I envy that end of things when I see a family vacation or people at the beach with their kids or at sporting events with their kids; you wonder, "Is that a part of your life that you want to go into?" ~Kevin Connolly
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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