Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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"Alien" asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. "The Matrix" delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. ~Jason Reitman
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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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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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
#quotes #stefan-zweig #solitude #people

Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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Psychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Trying to use the power of yoga to improve your life, this is a terrible mistake. Because all you are doing is binding yourself more. You're putting more of your attention into the transient world. ~Frederick Lenz
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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