Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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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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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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