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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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions of UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo). ~Ibrahim Rugova
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Life is tough, but it is tougher when you are stupid. ~John Wayne
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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