Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
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Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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