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 realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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Piano keys jangled as he got to his feet. "Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?" "Nobody. I woke up on my own." "Was there anyone with you? ~Cassandra Clare
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. ~Alexander Payne
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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