I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
#quotes #sam-levenson #wife

In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
#quotes #george-burns #smoking

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. ~Barbara Jordan
#quotes #barbara-jordan #united-states

To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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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
#quotes #oprah-winfrey #motivation

A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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It is amazing how many people beat you at golf now that you are no longer president. ~George H. W. Bush
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #reason

I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story. ~Ian Somerhalder
#quotes #ian-somerhalder #stories #truth

There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. Never. ~Daniel Handler
#quotes #daniel-handler #electric

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
#quotes #louis-d-brandeis #free-speech

This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
#quotes #mario-lemieux #fun

You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to. ~Robert H. Schuller
#quotes #robert-h-schuller #change

I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. ~Ridley Scott
#quotes #ridley-scott #believe #movies

I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
#quotes #johann-wolfgang-von-goethe #heart #soul

Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
#quotes #p-j-o-rourke #religion #law #government