Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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What is not forbidden in Sweden, is obligatory. ~Milton Friedman
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story. ~David Morse
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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Where there is sunshine the doctor starves. ~Flemish Proverb
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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