Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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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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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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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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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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Now you're selling out, the devil sold a dream and you bought it without thinking about. How the beast will decrease the brain wave, with material thoughts from the crib to the grave. ~Kool Moe Dee
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You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund "Obamacare." They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the "Obamacare" program. ~Paul Ryan
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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