There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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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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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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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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Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. ~Jane Fonda
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed. ~Kent McCord
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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