I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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I don't walk around chuckling all the time. My outlook is very bleak. It's worse than bleak, it's apocalyptic. ~Mark Leyner
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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I'm a person that just likes to speak the truth, and I don't understand why in America, it's such a big deal that we won't read the Koran and we won't look at history. ~Pat Robertson
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French 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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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. ~James Herbert
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
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