The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl. ~Emily Mortimer
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. ~Wendell Willkie
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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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 gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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They say I tried to hurt my nurse. I tell them they tried to hurt me first. ~CJ Roberts
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We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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I've been wearing Wrangler jeans for more than a decade now, all the way back to when I first started playing clubs in my teens in Georgia. ~Jason Aldean
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. ~Peter Shaffer
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