Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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Entrepreneurs don't write a 100-page business plan and execute it one time, they're always experimenting and adapting based on what they learn. ~Thomas Friedman
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story. ~Ian Somerhalder
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be. ~Dorothy Salisbury Davis
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Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. ~Roger Stone
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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I don't know where I come from but I am here now so deal with it. ~Gary Busey
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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