People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier. ~Edmund Hillary
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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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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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Sure it's a big job, but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can. ~John F. Kennedy
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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