It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
#quotes #janet-fitch #music

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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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately. ~Aaron Taylor Johnson
#quotes #aaron-taylor-johnson #work #artist

Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. ~Carolina Herrera
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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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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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
#quotes #osamu-dazai #life #mother #hardship

If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
#quotes #nguyen-cao-ky #peace #united-states

What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
#quotes #chang-rae-lee #love

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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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

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
#quotes #anita-desai #travel

A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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