The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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I always say to my Twitter followers to come to the stage door and meet me. What I love about being in the theatre, rather than filming, is that you meet your audience. ~Sheridan Smith
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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"Alien" asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. "The Matrix" delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. ~Jason Reitman
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. ~Jacqueline Novogratz
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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