Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for. ~Dash Mihok
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy. ~Stephen Rea
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
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Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I love documentaries and the computer. I am a little addicted to the computer, and that relaxes me. I find information, I shop, and I look up people I worked with to find out if they're dead or alive. ~Anne Meara
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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