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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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proverbiosThe dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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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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Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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