Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. ~Leos Carax
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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To be a team, you must be a family. ~Don Meyer
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease. ~David Hyde Pierce
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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