They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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Here you can be a billionaire, like Mark Zuckerberg rich, but you are going to die and you are here for a while and ultimately all of your stuff is kind of like a rental. ~Henry Rollins
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Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. ~Eric Ries
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The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
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People love to hate other people. ~Kid Rock
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story. ~Scott Rudin
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Love's in need of love today, don't delay; send yours in right away. ~Stevie Wonder
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For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama is enduring the rage of his conservative opposition. ~Joe Scarborough
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~Confucius
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. ~Stephen King
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