Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state. ~Benjamin Netanyahu
#quotes #benjamin-netanyahu #israel

Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you will create something magical that might be the best thing you have ever accomplished. ~Tori Amos
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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