The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish 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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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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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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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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