When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it. ~Robert Edison Fulton
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected. ~Jacki Weaver
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. ~Ayn Rand
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
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