A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Brancusi made me realise that what I had learned previously, the quick ways of doing things, was all wrong. It is a search you have to enter, into yourself. ~Isamu Noguchi
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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I always say to my Twitter followers to come to the stage door and meet me. What I love about being in the theatre, rather than filming, is that you meet your audience. ~Sheridan Smith
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community. ~Simon Mainwaring
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do. ~Halle Berry
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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