I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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She didn't want to think about how wrong this was or how foolish it was to give herself to a known seducer. Because tonight Oliver wasn't that man. Not to her. He was the boy who'd cried over his dead mother, the young man who'd lost himself in drink and women to forget the past, the marquess who'd vowed not to marry for money. He was the man to be her lover. ~Sabrina Jeffries
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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No matter what you do each day; or in life, doing things God's way is a matter of the heart. ~Elizabeth George
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white. ~Valerie Simpson
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