If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy; they are coming together. There need not be a clash between East and West, between Islam and Europe. ~Orhan Pamuk
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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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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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If you didn't watch "The Shield," you should stop everything you are doing and go back and watch "The Shield." ~Timothy Simons
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are actors, we have to do what we have to do, and you have to be really solid within yourself. ~Linda Gray
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You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid. ~Viggo Mortensen
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you were to open up a baby's head, and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should; you would find nothing but an enormous drool gland. ~Dave Barry
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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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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