Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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