When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to. ~Chic Murray
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. ~Max Lerner
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school. ~David Bailey
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez. ~Erik Estrada
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~Michel de Montaigne
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid. ~Rafael Nadal
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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