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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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I do all my own make-up, it takes me 10 minutes. ~Joan Collins
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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proverbiosPsychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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When there is no thought, the kundalini rises. When you create a vacuum, something will be drawn into it. The less thought you have, the more kundalini will flow through the chakras, the shushumna. ~Frederick Lenz
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe; a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people; lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent. ~Stephen Hawking
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. ~Jacqueline Novogratz
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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People aren't paying to see the Kevin McHale show, they're paying to see the cast of "Glee." ~Kevin McHale
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