One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
#quotes #peter-elbow #ideas #practice

I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
#quotes #marc-cohn #night #light #music

Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #perseverance

When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats. ~Jill Lepore
#quotes #jill-lepore #childhood

The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
#quotes #jeffrey-kluger #language

What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
#quotes #harry-a-blackmun #individual

The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. ~Ayn Rand
#quotes #ayn-rand #mistakes #individual

No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble. ~Annie Proulx
#quotes #annie-proulx

Working with the likes of Joseph Fiennes was just an incredible experience. ~Alice Eve
#quotes #alice-eve #joseph-fiennes #experience

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
#quotes #steven-pinker #believe #soul #culture

It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #knowledge #speaking

There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
#quotes #john-coltrane #feelings

Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #darkness

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #friendship #character

I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
#quotes #michelle-hunziker #language

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
#quotes #eric-ries #start-up #success

As far as I'm concerned, I did'nt dream; ever. ~Theodore Sturgeon
#quotes #theodore-sturgeon #dream

People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
#quotes #michele-bachmann #government #money

The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #perspective

Every young girl wants to be a princess. Then, when you find a real-life one, it's very easy to imagine yourself in that role. ~Lauren Willig
#quotes #lauren-willig #princess

The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
#quotes #paul-singer #economy #money

I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and everything He stands for. I think that sums up everything that I want for my life, everything I want for my family, everything I want for my career. I want it to be entertaining. I want people to smile and tap their toes, but I want it to be meaningful when the day is done. ~Josh Turner
#quotes #josh-turner #christianity

I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
#quotes #marjane-satrapi #picasso #culture #generations #influence

Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
#quotes #isadora-duncan #sports #language