I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will, over and over. ~Haruki Murakami
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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"Why aren't you dead?" Will demanded. ~Cinda Williams Chima
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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