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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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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I am getting a little tired of everybody quoting Ronald Reagan. ~Michael Reagan
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. ~Richard Reti
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching. ~Steve Waugh
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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