I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing. ~Al Jourgensen
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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I know some of you are, thinking, maybe I deserved it. But before you start pointing fingers, let me ask you. Is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like that? Is what I did really much worse than what anybody else does? Is it really so much worse than what you do? ~Lauren Oliver
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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What you think you are, you are,until you think otherwise. ~American Proverb
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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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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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally. ~Vince Lombardi
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Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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A guy who is crazily, madly in love with you. A guy who sees how incredible and amazing you are, even though you're not the cheerleader or even close to the prettiest girl in the school. A guy who thinks you're beautiful, just the way you are. ~Candace Bushnell
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We are actors, we have to do what we have to do, and you have to be really solid within yourself. ~Linda Gray
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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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