No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
#quotes #william-faulkner #stars

It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. ~William Hazlitt
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I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East. ~Bernie Sanders
#quotes #bernie-sanders #middle-east #war

People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
#quotes #felix-baumgartner #money #mars

If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think inspiration is always around; it is just a question of whether or not you are noticing it. ~John Green
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
#quotes #melanie-griffith #education #internet #knowledge

A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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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
#quotes #gisele-bundchen #modeling

Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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