A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life. ~Adam Brody
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Our directives must be reassessed. ~Kane
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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And by the way, showers. Look into them, Doug! ~Rachel Caine
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Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
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I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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Sometimes to keep it together you have got to leave it alone. ~Don Henley
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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If you will not try, you will go to your grave with your song still inside you. ~Henry David Thoreau
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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