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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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proverbiosHe who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. ~Jay Duplass
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see. ~Martin Amis
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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. ~Albert Schweitzer
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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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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further. ~Donald Glover
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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People say, "Don't you get tired of people coming up to you all the time?" But what's wrong with strangers saying they love you? ~John C. Reilly
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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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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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. ~Ann Macbeth
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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