Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
#quotes #h-p-lovecraft #earth #life #pessimism

It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life. ~Adam Brody
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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