I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. ~Harvey Fierstein
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us. ~Howard W. Hunter
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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