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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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randomThere is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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proverbiosChildren suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. ~Jack Steinberger
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up. ~Jennifer Ellison
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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