But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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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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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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That's the fun thing about making movies is that you get to do stuff. You get to be things, say things that you're not, kind of walk in someone else's shoes and play dress up and make believe. It's pretty cool. ~Mark Webber
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me. ~Moon Unit Zappa
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation. ~Robert Dold
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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