Life sucks order from a sea of disorder. ~James Gleick
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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Atrial fibrillation can be taken care of. The point is that it is manageable. Everybody is different and will have different ways of managing whatever they need, and their doctor will have ways of managing theirs. But I think the first key is just to know it exists, know whether you have it, and know what the risks are and take care of yourself! ~Howie Mandel
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. ~Paolo Sorrentino
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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They say I tried to hurt my nurse. I tell them they tried to hurt me first. ~CJ Roberts
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It is amazing how many people beat you at golf now that you are no longer president. ~George H. W. Bush
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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese 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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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