To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. ~Anna Kournikova
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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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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If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting. ~Fritz Scholder
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. ~Joe Scarborough
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. ~John D. Rockefeller
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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