A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
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When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player? ~Anna Kournikova
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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