Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. ~Benjamin Carson
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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The term "genre" eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and meaning it had when it first started. ~Christopher Nolan
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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You can undo a lot of things. If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice. That's the thing I really feel. ~Jennifer Aniston
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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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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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