Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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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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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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I love America and I hate it. I'm torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of America. One is a kind of dream landscape and the other is a kind of black comedy. ~Bono
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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It is harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. ~Pink
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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