There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably. ~John Bunyan
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You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to. ~Carol Plum Ucci
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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