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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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sure it's a big job, but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can. ~John F. Kennedy
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We live through books; we have adventures in them, we lead alternative lives through them. We expand our memories through them. And that sometimes art can offer us more intense experiences of the world than life itself can. ~Anthony Doerr
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Collectively with my design team we spent time working on the feel, fit and style to ensure the product is not only something I would wear but one which I would be proud to put my name to. I always want to challenge myself and this was such a rewarding experience for me. I'm very happy with the end result and I hope H&M's male customers will be as excited as I am. ~David Beckham
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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