Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts. ~George Miller
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English 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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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. ~Willie Nelson
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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