I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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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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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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