May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. ~Robert Smithson
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing. ~Al Jourgensen
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin 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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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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We're supposed to be making up this stuff, playing at being in love, not actually being in love. ~Suzanne Collins
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. ~Peter Shaffer
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Oh, and I suppose the apples ate the cheese. ~Suzanne Collins
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