Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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If someone were to say, "Well, what would you have done differently?" I'd say, "Nothing." I think you need to make mistakes. ~Kim Kardashian
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English 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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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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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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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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