When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you want something done well, do it yourself. ~English Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Ideas without execution are hallucinations. ~Thomas A. Edison
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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