Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a very personal level, My own career is an example of the universal power of music, especially the power of Hip Hop, to bring people of different backgrounds together for a common purpose. I hope that my commitment to the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee will encourage all music lovers, both amateurs and professionals - to get involved with the Music Days performance network and contribute to the "Harmony For Humanity" e-Stage. ~Russell Simmons
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result of being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings. ~Dave Barry
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When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats. ~Jill Lepore
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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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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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