I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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In truth, one cannot, it seems, oppose mechanism and finalism, one cannot oppose mechanism and anthropomorphism, for if the functioning of a machine is explained by relations of pure causality, the construction of a machine can be understood neither without purpose nor without man. A machine is made by man and for man, with a view toward certain ends to be obtained, in the form of effects to be produced, a mechanical model of any phenomena is explanatory only so long as we take machines as already granted. ~Georges Canguilhem
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. ~Eric Ries
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I find it shocking that anybody can be brought down in D.C. for gossip, ostensibly. I thought that was the coin of the realm there. That's like getting hit with lightning on a cloudless day. ~Dennis Miller
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
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The thing I always say to people is this: "If you avoid failure, you also avoid success." ~Robert Kiyosaki
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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There are no limits, only obstacles, and any obstacle can be overcome. ~David Belle
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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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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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