If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong. ~Ben Stein
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean 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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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish 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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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do. ~Halle Berry
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