Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to. ~Chic Murray
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The term "genre" eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and meaning it had when it first started. ~Christopher Nolan
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. ~Maya Angelou
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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