In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Music was what I always wanted to do and I was one of the lucky few to achieve my ambition and earn a living from it for which I'm very grateful. ~Babyface
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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It always surprised me that I was getting acting work. ~Mary Lynn Rajskub
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains. ~Gregory Bateson
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