Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one. ~Helen Suzman
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier. ~Edmund Hillary
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This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
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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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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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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
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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