"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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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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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. ~Dick Cheney
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Just as the Atman (Soul) is the reality underlying the conscious powers of an individual, so the Supreme Soul (God) is the eternal quiet underneath the drive and activity of the universe. ~Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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