Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm a much better mother at 46, than if I were like, 21 or 25. ~Halle Berry
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It's not about working anymore, it's about doing work I can be proud of. ~Paul Walker
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday. ~Jerry B. Jenkins
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching. ~Steve Waugh
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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