For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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I am still me even after all that has happened. ~Victoria Beckham
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder. ~Al Gore
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I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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