The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic 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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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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People have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof of concept code to show that they are true vulnerabilities in order for us to secure our systems. ~Edward Snowden
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains. ~Libba Bray
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sure it's a big job, but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can. ~John F. Kennedy
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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