But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing. ~Tom Jenkinson
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I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface ~Christian Slater
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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I first arrived in New York in 1979. I was 19 and I was going to University in Houston, Texas, and I decided that I knew what I wanted to do and it was time to go and do it. I literally ran away from college. ~Candace Bushnell
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in terms of how much time you spend away from your family or the amount of time you spend doing the type of work that you maybe don't consider as fun to do as other type of work. ~Christophe Beck
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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I'm a much better mother at 46, than if I were like, 21 or 25. ~Halle Berry
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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