I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French 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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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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You can't, Brooke, you can't leave. You're mine. ~Katy Evans
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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