Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway. ~Johnny Vegas
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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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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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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What exists is a godly existence, a divine existence. God not as a person but as a presence certainly exists. But to understand that presence, you have to understand your own inner presence first, because it is from there that you can take off, it is from there that you can have the first glimpse of what godliness is. If you have not known yourself you will never know God. ~Rajneesh
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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