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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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ~Kirk Hammett
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. ~Sean Astin
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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