In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma. ~Greg Boyle
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of life but a lot of good life. ~John Stamos
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Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay. ~John Schlesinger
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
#quotes #robert-winston #doctors #medicine

The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
#proverbs #eating #breathing

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
#quotes #lydia-davis #russell-edson #style #writing #stories

It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
#quotes #frank-stella #adults #age #life

Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
#quotes #philip-green #business

I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
#quotes #julie-delpy #people

A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
#proverbs #government #mercy