In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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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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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy. ~Stephen Rea
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it! ~Estelle
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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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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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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