Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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There have been a couple of jobs I have done without thinking, without being engaged, and they just stink. ~Clancy Brown
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Playing football, I'm getting chills just thinking about it. That first knock of the game, you are going on kickoff, and you are just trying to smack somebody just as hard as you can. That's how I play baseball. I want to hit you. ~Bryce Harper
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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