Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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proverbiosWhen you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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quotistOn reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows ~John Wooden
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. ~Bill Hicks
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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