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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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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While cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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I doubt anyone in Hollywood has had more "dates" than me. ~George Hamilton
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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"You're children. Don't you want a home, a family?" "With, like, vitamin-fortified cereal and educational television? ~James Patterson
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the "Bad Day at Black Rock" laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it. ~Paul Thomas Anderson
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people. ~Tia Carrere
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb
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