The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern 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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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many designers get to do that. ~Stella McCartney
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~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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The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families. ~Rick Santorum
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If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not; you are not smiling about it. ~Wynton Marsalis
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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I've been wearing Wrangler jeans for more than a decade now, all the way back to when I first started playing clubs in my teens in Georgia. ~Jason Aldean
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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Conscience is the voice of the soul. ~Polish Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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I first arrived in New York in 1979. I was 19 and I was going to University in Houston, Texas, and I decided that I knew what I wanted to do and it was time to go and do it. I literally ran away from college. ~Candace Bushnell
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