After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to. ~Robert H. Schuller
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens; men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls. ~Arthur Capper
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
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We were never the family that ordered pizza, and my mom never came home with a bucket of fried chicken. My mom always made home-cooked meals. We always sat down at the dinner table as a family. ~Haylie Duff
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I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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