What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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The rock-star thing became very destructive, like, wow. I didn't know what I was doing. I just kind of became that thing. The hair, that rock-star kind of lifestyle, just living a dream. It kind of took over. It started out very innocent and then I turned into a cartoon character. And I started to feel like a cartoon character. ~Pamela Anderson
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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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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
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In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you will create something magical that might be the best thing you have ever accomplished. ~Tori Amos
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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I have always been really scared of scary movies just because I live by myself; and then seeing something, then having a big imagination and then like thinking you see it in the middle of the night. So I've never been really into them. ~Ashley Tisdale
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. ~Michio Kaku
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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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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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known. ~Bryan Lee O'Malley
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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