Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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I love to work, so give me what you have got. I will play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work. ~Danny Trejo
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If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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I enjoyed my life when I had nothing. and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me. ~Joey Ramone
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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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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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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For mercy has a human heart; pity, a human face; and love, the human form divine, and peace, the human dress. ~William Blake
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What is not forbidden in Sweden, is obligatory. ~Milton Friedman
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture. ~Joyce Meyer
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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