A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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I try to write like the writers I admire, I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase. So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work. ~Brad Paisley
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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All of the good, weird stories I've written are based on things I've dredged out of my subconscious. That's the real stuff. Everything else is fake. ~Ray Bradbury
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There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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Good morning. Love is the most beautiful truth of life. Never ignore the person who loves you.
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It is good for us to get into the Word, but it is much better for the Word to get into us. ~David J. Stewart
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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I don't ever want to be comfortable with anything I'm doing. ~Ron Perlman
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English 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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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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