A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members. ~St. Vincent
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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