In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ~Harry A. Blackmun
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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A human heart that matched what we think of as heart-shaped; a perfectly formed bright red thing with two halves of equal size; would be one that was horribly diseased. The origin of this stylized representation is somewhat obscure, but it probably appeared at the same time as St. Valentine's Day, about whose history there is much dispute. ~George Fetherling
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself. ~Marion Woodman
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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Recognise.

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. ~Benjamin Franklin
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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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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" ~Brian Tracy
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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