The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it. ~Donald Davis
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
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Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~Jim Costa
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I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!" ~Geena Davis
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~Michel de Montaigne
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl. ~Emily Mortimer
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ~Stephen Chbosky
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home. ~Bonnie L. Oscarson
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I'm a much better mother at 46, than if I were like, 21 or 25. ~Halle Berry
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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Nakata is empty inside. Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That is what scares me the most. ~Haruki Murakami
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So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. ~Stephen Chbosky
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