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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosA journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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Repression, however, is not the most obvious characteristic of the sea; the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look. ~Marianne Moore
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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