Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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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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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish 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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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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