A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Clothes are my drug. I love Camden market, I have so many vintage pieces from there it is unbelievable. Clothes are really important to me, they give me that feeling of happiness. I love being a bit free with it all and not giving myself rules. ~Kaya Scodelario
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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