He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish 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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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of wine. ~Robert M. Parker
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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