Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in terms of how much time you spend away from your family or the amount of time you spend doing the type of work that you maybe don't consider as fun to do as other type of work. ~Christophe Beck
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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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
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease. ~David Hyde Pierce
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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