Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Mystery books. I must read a hundred a year. I just wish some of them were harder to figure out. ~Martin Cruz Smith
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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Last night the Moon asked me, ""Why do not you leave your love if she makes you cry?" I looked back at the Moon and replied, "You are so lonely up there by can you leave your Sky?"
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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