Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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I don't debate with liars. ~Evo Morales
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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When you're young and good-looking, you've got to behave. But when you're old, you can get away with murder. ~Julie Newmar
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African 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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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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