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Some of us know how we came by our fortune and some of us don't; but we wear it all the same. ~Barbara Kingsolver
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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proverbiosThe greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ~Edmond About
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready. ~Nancy E. Turner
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. ~Joseph Addison
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