A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that. ~Freddy Adu
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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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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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you do not owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes. ~John Mackey
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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