Do not do what you will have to find an excuse for. ~Proverb
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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Whose diggeth a pit shall fall therein. ~Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~Woody Allen
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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