Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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Repression, however, is not the most obvious characteristic of the sea; the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look. ~Marianne Moore
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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