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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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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What exists is a godly existence, a divine existence. God not as a person but as a presence certainly exists. But to understand that presence, you have to understand your own inner presence first, because it is from there that you can take off, it is from there that you can have the first glimpse of what godliness is. If you have not known yourself you will never know God. ~Rajneesh
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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If someone were to say, "Well, what would you have done differently?" I'd say, "Nothing." I think you need to make mistakes. ~Kim Kardashian
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved. ~Julia Barr
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest, for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude. ~T. S. Eliot
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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