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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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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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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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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For my entire career, I wanted to be a director. When I was in the theater, it was very difficult to get directing jobs, and I fell into the acting by default. I got in the habit of accepting whatever came my way. Not things that I disagreed with, though. It's not like I had aspirations, well, I did have aspirations to play Hamlet, which I ended up doing. ~James Cromwell
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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