Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. ~Dick Cheney
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I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I would bring things to class that I had cooked at home. ~Giada De Laurentiis
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
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But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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There will be many times in your lives; at school, and more particularly when you are a grown up; when people will distract or divert you from what needs to be done. You may even welcome the distraction. But if you use it as an excuse for not doing what you suppose to do, you can blame no one but yourself. If you truly wish to accomplish something, you should allow nothing to stop you, and chances are you'll succeed. ~Julie Andrews
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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