I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Science is changing. God's Word does not change! ~Adrian Rogers
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That is what golf is all about. ~Paula Creamer
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to. ~Chic Murray
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We are focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ~John W. Snow
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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