All life is rife with possibilities. Seeds have possibilities, but all their tomorrows are caught by the patterning of their life cycle. Animals have possibilities that are greater than that of a fir tree or a blade of grass. Still, though, for most animals, the pattern of instinct, the patterns of their lives, are very strong. Humanity has a far greater range of possibilities, especially the very young. Who will children grow up to be? Who will they marry, what will they believe, what will they create? Creation is a very powerful seed of possibility. ~Patricia Briggs
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From a director's point of view, if I can create different characters which impress the audience, that is fantastic for me. ~Stephen Chow
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well. ~Edward Hallowell
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The unexpected stalks a farm in big boots like a vagrant bent on havoc. Not every farmer is an inventor, but the good ones have the seeds of invention within them. Economy and efficiency move their relentless tinkering and yet the real motive often seems to be aesthetic. The mind that first designed a cutter bar is not far different from a mind that can take the intractable steel of an outsized sickle blade and make it hum in the end. The question is how to reduce the simplicity that constitutes a problem to the greater simplicity that constitutes a solution. ~Verlyn Klinkenborg
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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