When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. ~Abraham Lincoln
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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