Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world. ~Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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Entrepreneurs don't write a 100-page business plan and execute it one time, they're always experimenting and adapting based on what they learn. ~Thomas Friedman
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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