Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast. ~Junior Seau
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Your constant utilization of thought to give continuity to your separate self is you. There is nothing there inside you other than that. ~U.G. Krishnamurti
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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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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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision. ~Charles Stanley
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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"He's just a little unbalanced and lonely." He put his arms around my waist, frowning. "Can't he be lonely and unbalanced around someone else's girlfriend?" "I'll suggest it. ~Kiersten White
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