I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. ~Joseph Addison
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If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens; men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls. ~Arthur Capper
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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If liberals want to send tens of millions of dollars down the drain, I have no problem with that. ~Paul Weyrich
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. ~Billy Sunday
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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The sound of you, it offends me. Abomination, I command you to be silent. ~Thomas E. Sniegoski
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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