After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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I have always felt that kids are really smart. ~Michelle Trachtenberg
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I'm not married, and I don't have any kids, so sometimes I envy that end of things when I see a family vacation or people at the beach with their kids or at sporting events with their kids; you wonder, "Is that a part of your life that you want to go into?" ~Kevin Connolly
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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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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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic 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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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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