The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian 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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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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It is much more enjoyable being an actor. ~Kyle Chandler
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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In kindergarten I had to draw a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a rapper. I didn't really know what a rapper was or what they did; I just wanted to do it. ~B.o.B
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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