Hope is a risk that must be run. ~Georges Bernanos
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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There is nothing Dutch about my architecture. ~Rem Koolhaas
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. ~Ryan White
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
#quotes #paul-singer #economy #money

Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #death #respect

When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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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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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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