Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing. ~Tom Jenkinson
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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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I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
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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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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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I don't mean to imply that we are in imminent danger of being wiped off the face of the earth; at least, not on account of global warming. But climate change does confront us with profound new realities. We face these new realities as a nation, as members of the world community, as consumers, as producers, and as investors. And unless we do a better job of adjusting to these new realities, we will pay a heavy price. We may not suffer the fate of the dinosaurs. But there will be a toll on our environment and on our economy, and the toll will rise higher with each new generation. ~Eileen Claussen
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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