Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Gossip is hardly uplifting. ~Ginger Rogers
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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