From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ~David Antin
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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