The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
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The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. ~Richard Reti
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum. Playin' them guitars like shootin' from a gun. Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock. Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock. ~Marty Stuart
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. ~Ryan White
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In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally. ~Vince Lombardi
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I have picked myself up and gone on. ~Sharon Stone
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