I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me. ~Moon Unit Zappa
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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I think that the best rock n' roll is about the spirit of being young, the feeling of being 16 and getting crazy with your friends and going out to a show and just that whole feeling. ~Sebastian Bach
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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