I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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If you read my message, it means I am cute. If you save, you agree I am cute. If you forward, you spread that I am cute and if you delete, you are jealous, because I am cute.
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
#quotes #dan-o-brien #sports #work #personality

Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. ~John Barrasso
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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