Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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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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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. ~Lisa Ling
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
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Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed. ~Kent McCord
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish 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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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white. ~Valerie Simpson
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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