Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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All of the good, weird stories I've written are based on things I've dredged out of my subconscious. That's the real stuff. Everything else is fake. ~Ray Bradbury
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful. ~Dennis Haysbert
#quotes #dennis-haysbert #emotions #love #entertainment

If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #reality

If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. ~Miles Teller
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We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ~Sam Shoemaker
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
#quotes #roy-ayers #new-york

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth. ~Ted Williams
#quotes #ted-williams #work #management

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Trust the tale, not the teller. ~David Knopfler
#quotes #david-knopfler #trust #stories

All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. ~Edward Snowden
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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