They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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I think there's a side of me that's trying to compete with Lucas and Spielberg. I don't usually admit this publicly, because I tend to think that they only go so far, and their view of the world is rather simplistic. What I want to do is take whatever cinema is considered normal or successful at a particular time and play around with it, to use it as a way of luring audiences in. ~Terry Gilliam
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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