Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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If you will not try, you will go to your grave with your song still inside you. ~Henry David Thoreau
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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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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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Every place is safe to him who lives with justice. ~Epictetus
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me. ~Joe Torre
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
#quotes #abraham-lincoln #silence

Every decision you make is a mistake. ~Edward Dahlberg
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us. ~Howard W. Hunter
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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