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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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are. ~Quentin Tarantino
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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