You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money. ~Imogen Cunningham
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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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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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me. ~Joe Torre
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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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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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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